Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
North Coast Java
Title:
Textile; sarong; woman's skirt. Indonesia
Date:
Collected 1930s
Materials:
batik
Materials:
machine woven
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
103.0 cm by 93.0 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X74.258
Subject:
- "kepala" "kawung"
- batik machine woven cotton fabric
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
REMARKS BY RACHAEL GROSSMAN (1975): this is a "kawung" style, a style which was developed by Sultan Agung in the 1750s; one interpretation of the design is that it represents a cross-section of the sugar palm seed; it is a highly honored pattern and in Jogjakarta was once restricted to use by the nobility; this cloth is possibly from Pekalongan but more probably from Indramayu, where the color combination of blue and white is prevalent.
Heading:
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Elliott, Inger McCabe. 1984. BATIK: FABLED CLOTH OF JAVA. New York, Clarkson N. Potter.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft1g50044 f

Textile; sarong; woman's skirt. Indonesia