Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Java
Title:
Batik textile with "wayang" or shadow puppet figures. Indonesia
Materials:
batik
Materials:
machine woven
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
206.0 cm by 54.6 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X72.378
Subject:
- "wayang"
- 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: Batik cloth with "wayang" or shadow puppet figures. The style of cloth is intended for decorative purposes and is popular both for tourists and for Indonesians. Similar styles of cloths are illustrated in Kahn Majlis 1984:223.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Kahn Majlis, Brigitte. 1984. INDONESISCHE TEXTILIEN: WEGE ZU GOTTERN UND AHNEN. Cologne, Germany, Rautenstrauch-Joest- Museum.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft8g50089 4

Batik textile with "wayang" or shadow puppet figures. Indonesia