Sarong
late 19th century (made)
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Sarong of cotton batik. The cotton is waxed with the tjanting and copper blocks, and dyed indigo, brown and red on a cream ground. The field is patterned with large stylised flowering leafy branches, repeated horizontally, with a butterfly at one end of each row. The head (kepala) and borders are patterned with stylised animals, birds, insects and plants.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton batik, waxed and dyed |
| Brief description | Sarong of cotton batik, Surabaya , East Java, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Sarong of cotton batik. The cotton is waxed with the tjanting and copper blocks, and dyed indigo, brown and red on a cream ground. The field is patterned with large stylised flowering leafy branches, repeated horizontally, with a butterfly at one end of each row. The head (kepala) and borders are patterned with stylised animals, birds, insects and plants. |
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| Accession number | IS.64-1961 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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