Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Central? Java
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Title:
Textile; selendang; woman's clothing. Indonesia
Date:
Collected 1930s
Materials:
batik tulis
Materials:
machine woven
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
189.0 cm by 50.8 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X74.267
Subject:
- "semen" tumpal Garuda
- batik tulis machine woven cotton fabric
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
REMARKS BY RACHAEL GROSSMAN (1975): This textile is probably from Surakarta (Solo), but possibly from Jogjakarta (Solo uses less white in their designs than Jogja); this is a woman's garment worn over the shoulders or around the torso; it is in the "alas-alasan" style (floral preponderence); designs include Mount Meru (triangular motif representing India's sacred mountain), peacocks, and half a "Garuda" wing. According to the definitions given in Elliott [1984:68-69], this design would be classed as "semen" rather than "alas-alasan", due to the presence of the pavilion motif. "Tumpal" is the name applied to the triangular border motif.
Heading:
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Elliott, Inger McCabe. 1984. BATIK: FABLED CLOTH OF JAVA. New York, Clarkson N. Potter.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft1w10041 h

Textile; selendang; woman's clothing. Indonesia