Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; sarong; woman's clothing. Indonesia

Collection: 
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place: 
Cirebon
Creation Place: 
Indonesia
Creation Place: 
North Coast Java
Title: 
Textile; sarong; woman's clothing. Indonesia
Date: 
1890-1900
Materials: 
batik
Materials: 
machine woven
Materials: 
cotton
Materials: 
fabric
Dimensions: 
203.2 cm by 107.9 cm
Current Location: 
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address: 
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID: 
UCLA FMCH X83.884
Subject: 
- "kepala" "tumpal" birds floral insect butterflies - batik machine woven cotton fabric
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Content/Description
Notes: 
REMARKS COMPILED IN 1987 BY ROY HAMILTON ON BASIS OF EXISTING RECORDS, EXAMINATION OF OBJECT, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: The term "sarong" used in this sense refers to a particular size and style of batik cloth [Elliott 1984:32]. The characteristic feature is the "kepala" [="head"], a vertical section with a motif which contrasts with the motif of the "badan" [="body"]. The "kepala" of this "sarong" is decorated with the elongated triangle motif known as "tumpal". For similar cloths, see X83.885 and X83.886 and also photo in Kahlenberg 1977:63-64.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes: 
Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt (ed.). 1977. TEXTILE TRADITIONS IN INDONESIA. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Collection Description: 
METS ID: 
ark:/13030/ft6p3007nh