Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Pekalongan?
Creation Place:
West? Java
Title:
Textile; sarong. Indonesia
Materials:
batik
Materials:
machine woven
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
107.0 cm by 105.1 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X81.1444
Subject:
- "kepala" floral phytomorphic
- batik machine woven cotton fabric
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
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"]. This sarong is still sewn into the tube as it would have been worn. The tube-shaped sarong is considered a less formal garment than the flat "kain" worn in a wrap-around fashion [Raadt-Apell 1982:80]. The following information is from the original accession material: From West Java. Circa 1930. Field collected. Without further documentation, the assignation to West Java should be considered tentative. The color and floral motif identify this as a style of the North Coast of Java; they appear more characteristic of the town of Pekalongan in Central Java than of Cirebon in West Java.
Heading:
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Elliott, Inger McCabe. 1984. BATIK: FABLED CLOTH OF JAVA. New York, Clarkson N. Potter.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft7w10080 s

Textile; sarong. Indonesia