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Batik
Shoulder cloth (slendang, seledang)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
19th century
Medium/Technique
Cotton, plain-weave, wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
51 x 225 cm (20 1/16 x 88 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCotton batik shoulder cloth (selendang) with design of rows of single-headed peacocks in profile and double-headed peacocks facing forward and with spread tails in two shades of brown, dark blue and natural ecru and stylized "fringe" border in brown, dark blue and natural on all four sides.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on May 4, 1911