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Batik
Shoulder or breast cloth (slendang or kemben)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
early 20th century
Object Place: Java; Object Place: Tegal (?), Java, Indonesia, North coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton, dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 52.0 x 246.0 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grafton D. Dorsey
Accession Number45.241
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLong, rectangular cotton batik shoulder (slendang) or breast (kemben) cloth with overall design of plants, birds and other creatures in brown and natural ecru on a dark blue ground.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Grafton D. Dorsey to the MFA on April 12, 1945