Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Central Java
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Jogjakarta
Title:
Textile; dodot; outerwear. Indonesia
Date:
1941
Materials:
batik tulis
Materials:
machine woven
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
textile
Dimensions:
294.6 cm by 209.6 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X61.9
Subject:
- "parang"
- batik tulis machine woven cotton textile
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
REMARKS COMPILED IN 1987 BY ROY HAMILTON ON BASIS OF EXISTING RECORDS, EXAMINATION OF OBJECT, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: "Tulis" or hand-drawn batik. Indigo dye. Collected during the decade prior to World War II. The following definition of "dodot" is given in Elliott 1984:32: "The dodot, made by sewing two lengths of batik together, is a prerogative of royalty; dodots are usually worn only by the sultan, a bride or groom, or dancers at the courts, and are usually of unsurpassed quality. The dodot is worn draped or folded as an overskirt, sometimes with a train of fabric handing at one side. Silk trousers are often worn underneath, with the pattern of the trousers showing in the front." See Elliott 1984:32 & 35 for illustrations of "dodot" being worn. One of the motifs is "parang" or the sword motif, adjacent to the open center field. See Elliott 1984:71 for illustration of a cloth with similar motifs.
Heading:
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Elliott, Inger McCabe. 1984. BATIK: FABLED CLOTH OF JAVA. New York, Clarkson N. Potter.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft267nb16 p

Textile; dodot; outerwear. Indonesia