Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Java
Title:
Batik textile with snowflake design. Indonesia
Materials:
cloth batik
Dimensions:
220.4 cm by 104.8 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X94.45.4
Subject:
- cloth batik
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
Cream-colored cloth with blue and brown dyes to make snowflake batik designs.REMARKS GATHERED AT THE TIME OF DONATION: Raymond Wilson was an oil company employee in Jakarta in the 1960s. The Wilsons were approached by their domestic employees and asked if they would purchase the textiles. This was a common means of raising cash during the difficult economic conditions of this period.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft587006c z

Batik textile with snowflake design. Indonesia