Slendang
ca. 1900 (made)
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Slendang of resist-dyed batik cotton. Dyed with a pattern of stylised foliage and flowers in light and dark brown on a cream natural ground. Either side has a narrow border of a cream foliage design on a dark ground. Each end has a frieze patterned with a design of oval shapes patterned with a dark foliage design on a cream ground. These are placed on an overall dark ground decorated with fine brown diagonal lines which form diamond-like shapes. Around this frieze is a border. At the end of each frieze is an imitation fringe.
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Materials and techniques | Resist-dyed batik cotton |
Brief description | Slendang of resist-dyed batik cotton, Java, ca. 1900 |
Physical description | Slendang of resist-dyed batik cotton. Dyed with a pattern of stylised foliage and flowers in light and dark brown on a cream natural ground. Either side has a narrow border of a cream foliage design on a dark ground. Each end has a frieze patterned with a design of oval shapes patterned with a dark foliage design on a cream ground. These are placed on an overall dark ground decorated with fine brown diagonal lines which form diamond-like shapes. Around this frieze is a border. At the end of each frieze is an imitation fringe. |
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Accession number | IS.270-1960 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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