Kain Kapala
early 20th century (made)
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Kain kapala (head-cloth) of cotton batik. Field pattern of lozenges, alternately blue and cream, the cream ones longer than the blue. The blue lozenges are patterned with a repeating stylised rosette in cream and red, the cream lozenges with a small stylised rosette in red and a row of red outline circles all round their edges, in some cases encroaching on the neighbouring blue lozenges. Border pattern of stylised flowers and foliage in red on a cream ground, between guard borders of scrolling foliage in cream on a red ground.
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Materials and techniques | Cotton batik |
Brief description | Kain kapala (head-cloth), cotton batik, Kelantan, Malaysia, early 20th century |
Physical description | Kain kapala (head-cloth) of cotton batik. Field pattern of lozenges, alternately blue and cream, the cream ones longer than the blue. The blue lozenges are patterned with a repeating stylised rosette in cream and red, the cream lozenges with a small stylised rosette in red and a row of red outline circles all round their edges, in some cases encroaching on the neighbouring blue lozenges. Border pattern of stylised flowers and foliage in red on a cream ground, between guard borders of scrolling foliage in cream on a red ground. |
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Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1977/2114. |
Production | Kelantan, Malaysia |
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Accession number | IS.92-1977 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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