Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
North Coast? Java
Title:
Textile; selendang?; shawl or carrying sling?; wall hanging?. Indonesia
Date:
Collected 1930s
Materials:
batik tulis
Materials:
machine woven
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
132.0 cm by 26.0 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X74.269
Subject:
- "parang" zoomorphic fish
- batik tulis 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: "Selendang" sash or carrying sling; or possibly just a wall hanging. batik tulis or hand drawn batik. The free-form figures probably indicate origin on the North Coast of Java. The diagonal motif in the border is a classical Javanese pattern known as "parang".
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft467nb2h f

Textile; selendang?; shawl or carrying sling?; wall hanging?. Indonesia