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Batik
Piece of cloth for pants
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
19th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave, wax-resist dyed (batik)
Dimensions
111 x 146 cm (43 11/16 x 57 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1286
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPiece of cotton cloth for pants divided into sections with diagonal "broken dagger" pattern (parang) in brown, blue and natural ecru alternating with two blue bands with small floral design in brown and natural.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on May 4, 1911