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Javanese, Java Surakarta

Dodot (hip wrapper), 1890-1910

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Javanese

Title

Dodot (hip wrapper)

Year

1890-1910

Medium

Cotton, indigo; batik

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • batik

Dimensions

Length: 320 cm (126 inches)

Place

Java; Surakarta

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.473

Projects & Publications

Publications

RISD STEAM/Discovery Through Juxtaposition

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Selected Works

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Zone of Attraction

June 26 - December 6, 2009

The central textile in this case is a Javanese dodot, a royal ceremonial skirt cloth that is more than twice the size of a regular long cloth (kain panjang). All three textiles are patterned with semèn - a conspicuously male iconography with Hindu roots. Part of a group of batik motifs historically reserved for nobility and representing the cosmic realm, its name derives from the Javanese word semi, meaning to sprout. The pattern also includes temple buildings, plant tendrils, and animals, in particular the bird garuda, representative of heaven and earth, and the snake, or naga, symbolizing the mother of the underworld and the creatures of the sea.

Tradition and Innovation

June 15 - October 7, 2001

This dodot displays the color combination for which the Surakarta region was best known: blue, white and light brown. The cloth for this batik is very finely woven. This type of cotton material, imported from India and Europe, led to the development of intricately detailed batik patterns. The extremely smooth surface allowed batik artists to apply the wax resist with great precision and control, producing complex designs such as the semen design seen here. Traditionally, dodot have no border or kepala (head) designs. The overall patterning extends across the entire width and length of the cloth.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Dodot (hip wrapper) with the accession number of 55.473. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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