Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; kain panjang; wrap-around lower garment. Indonesia

Collection: 
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place: 
Central Java
Creation Place: 
Indonesia
Creation Place: 
Jogjakarta?
Title: 
Textile; kain panjang; wrap-around lower garment. Indonesia
Date: 
Collected 1930s
Materials: 
batik tulis
Materials: 
machine woven
Materials: 
cotton
Materials: 
fabric
Dimensions: 
251.5 cm by 105.5 cm
Current Location: 
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address: 
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID: 
UCLA FMCH X74.275
Subject: 
- "parang rusak" "parang barong" - batik tulis machine woven cotton fabric
Heading: 
Content/Description
Notes: 
REMARKS BY RACHAEL GROSSMAN (1975): This is a "parang barong", a particular design once reserved for use only by the king; probably from Jogjakarta; a similar pattern called "parang rusak" (="broken sword") was designed by Sultan Agung in the 1750s; it symbolizes the strength of knighthood and was restricted in use (only the nobility could wear it at court). See illustration in Langewis & Wagner 1964:plate 59.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes: 
Langewis, Laurens and Frits Wagner. 1964. DECORATIVE ART IN INDONESIAN TEXTILES. Amsterdam, Netherlands, Uitgeverij C.P.J. van der Peet.
Collection Description: 
METS ID: 
ark:/13030/ft858008js