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Batik
Shoulder or breast cloth (slendang or kemben)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
early 20th century
Object Place: Java, Indonesia, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, dyes; plain weave, tie-dyed (plangi) resist and stamped (cap) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
48 x 216 cm (18 7/8 x 85 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.759
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLong, rectangular cotton shoulder (slendang) or breast (kemben) cloth with central field of red surrounded by a field of greenish-blue created by tie-dye (plangi) technique and a border on all four sides with scrolling vines and birds in tan and dark blue on a natural ecru ground created by wax-resist (batik) technique.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA on April 21, 1921