Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; sarong. Indonesia
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Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creation Place:
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Indonesia
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Creation Place:
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North Coast Java
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Creation Place:
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Pekalongan?
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Title:
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Textile; sarong. Indonesia
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Materials:
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batik
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Materials:
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machine woven
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Materials:
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cotton
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Materials:
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fabric
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Dimensions:
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104.1 cm by 104.1 cm
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Current Location:
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Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
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Address:
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Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
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Object ID:
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UCLA FMCH X81.1455
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Subject:
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- floral butterflies "kepala"
- batik machine woven cotton fabric
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Heading:
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Content/Description
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Notes:
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REMARKS COMPILED IN 1987 BY ROY HAMILTON ON BASIS OF EXISTING RECORDS, EXAMINATION OF OBJECT, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: The term "sarong" used in this sense refers to a particular size and style of batik cloth [Elliott 1984:32]. The characteristic feature is the "kepala" [="head], a vertical section with a motif which contrasts with the motif of the "badan" [="body]. The background of the "kepala" was never completed; an unfinished diagonal grid is marked out but was never waxed and dyed. This sarong is still sewn into a loop, as it would have been worn. The pattern and color are characteristic of batik from the town of Pekalongan on the North Coaat of Java. The rose motif demonstrates the influence of European floral design on the North Coast, where the batik industry was dominated in the pre-WWII period by Eurasian-managed workshops.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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Notes:
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Elliott, Inger McCabe. 1984. BATIK: FABLED CLOTH OF JAVA. New York, Clarkson N. Potter.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/ft9f59p2zq
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