Sarong
ca. 1891 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sarong (skirt cloth). Blue cotton of different shades with batik design. In the middle with two rows of long tumpal (triangle) design; on either side is a broad band. They are decorated with floral designs and mythical birds. The rest of the surface is ornamented with ribbon devices amid stalks of wheat and flowers on a white ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton batik |
| Brief description | Sarong (skirt cloth), cotton batik, probably Central Java, Indonesia, ca. 1891 |
| Physical description | Sarong (skirt cloth). Blue cotton of different shades with batik design. In the middle with two rows of long tumpal (triangle) design; on either side is a broad band. They are decorated with floral designs and mythical birds. The rest of the surface is ornamented with ribbon devices amid stalks of wheat and flowers on a white ground. |
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| Credit line | Bought (Source not recorded) |
| Object history | Bought (Source not recorded). This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 624-1891 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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