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Batik
Hanging
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese) for Western export
Dutch colonial rule
1900–23
Object Place: Java, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist -dyed (batik)
Dimensions
193 x 98 cm (76 x 38 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Franz Aigner
Accession Number1972.1061
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRectangular cotton batik decorative hanging with design of four wayang puppet figures and a central floral arrangement in blue, brown and natural ecru on a dark blue ground. There is a border of repeating floral motifs on all four sides.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Franz Aigner to the MFA on December 13, 1972