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Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
Late 19th century
Place of Creation: Surakarta, Java, Indonesia, central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
20 x 30 cm (7 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.607
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of diagonal bands of broken dagger pattern (parang variation) in brown and natural ecru alternating with diagonal bands of floral motifs in dark blue, brown and natural ecru.
Provenance1921, sold by Prince Ario Kusumodiningrat (b. circa 1860), Surakarta, to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: April 7, 1921)