Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Batik textile with snowflake design. Indonesia
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Collection:
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Museum and the Online Archive of California
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Creation Place:
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Indonesia
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Creation Place:
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Java
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Title:
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Batik textile with snowflake design. Indonesia
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Materials:
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cloth batik
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Dimensions:
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220.4 cm by 104.8 cm
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Current Location:
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Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
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Address:
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Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
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Object ID:
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UCLA FMCH X94.45.4
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Subject:
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- cloth batik
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Heading:
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Content/Description
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Notes:
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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.
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Collection Description:
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METS ID:
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ark:/13030/ft587006cz
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