Sarong
late 19th century-early 20th century (made)
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Sarong of cotton chintz batik. The body is hand waxed using tjanting. On a natural cream background is a design with four flowering trees with birds including peacocks and nutmegs in blue, red and cream, and birds and insects. Above the lower border of the badan is a blue wavy design with intertwined flowers and stem and alternating in the hallows below it are small flowering sprays and stylised flowers. The borders at the top and bottom have small flowers, butterflies and insects.
The kepala has two vertical panels, with small borders similar to the horizontal badan borders, with designs of birds and flowering sprays. The central section of the kepala has a double tumpal design with alternate blue and white grounded triangles against an overall red background which has a pattern of small rosette design spaced regularly in the natural colour. The blue triangles have a design of birds and flowering foliage. The natural triangles has a design of flowering foliage.
The horizontal border of the tumpal section of the kepala has a red ground with a symmetrical design in natural colour and blue four and four wreath-like shapes with blue squared centres and horizontal rods with 'tufted' heads.
The kepala has two vertical panels, with small borders similar to the horizontal badan borders, with designs of birds and flowering sprays. The central section of the kepala has a double tumpal design with alternate blue and white grounded triangles against an overall red background which has a pattern of small rosette design spaced regularly in the natural colour. The blue triangles have a design of birds and flowering foliage. The natural triangles has a design of flowering foliage.
The horizontal border of the tumpal section of the kepala has a red ground with a symmetrical design in natural colour and blue four and four wreath-like shapes with blue squared centres and horizontal rods with 'tufted' heads.
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Materials and techniques | Cotton chintz batik, waxed |
Brief description | Sarong of cotton chintz batik, Lasem, Java, late 19th century-early 20th century |
Physical description | Sarong of cotton chintz batik. The body is hand waxed using tjanting. On a natural cream background is a design with four flowering trees with birds including peacocks and nutmegs in blue, red and cream, and birds and insects. Above the lower border of the badan is a blue wavy design with intertwined flowers and stem and alternating in the hallows below it are small flowering sprays and stylised flowers. The borders at the top and bottom have small flowers, butterflies and insects. The kepala has two vertical panels, with small borders similar to the horizontal badan borders, with designs of birds and flowering sprays. The central section of the kepala has a double tumpal design with alternate blue and white grounded triangles against an overall red background which has a pattern of small rosette design spaced regularly in the natural colour. The blue triangles have a design of birds and flowering foliage. The natural triangles has a design of flowering foliage. The horizontal border of the tumpal section of the kepala has a red ground with a symmetrical design in natural colour and blue four and four wreath-like shapes with blue squared centres and horizontal rods with 'tufted' heads. |
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Accession number | IS.7-1983 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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