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Unknown Maker, Javanese

Hip wrapper

Maker

Unknown Maker, Javanese

Culture

Javanese

Title

Hip wrapper

Year

after 1925

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

cotton

Geography

Place Made: Indonesia; Place Made: Java

Dimensions

Length: 95.2 cm (37 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff and Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2003.40.7

Type

Exhibition History

Zone of Attraction
Indonesian Textiles from the Permanent Collection
Jun 26, 2009 – Dec 06, 2009

Label copy

Hokokai batik, which features florid Japanese-style motifs, emerged during Japan's occupation of Java (1942-1945). The Japanese demand for Hokokai textiles, made by Indo-European, Peranakan, and Indo-Arabian craftsman, was a boon to the batik industry, which had been in decline for decades. The Japanese occupation was the culmination of two centuries of foreign control in the region; a unified language (enforced during Dutch control) and a surge of nationalistic fervor in the 1940s helped fuel the creation of the nation of Indonesia.

Asian Textiles in Trade
Feb 23, 2004 – Jun 06, 2004

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Javanese
Hip wrapper, after 1925
Cotton; plain weave, batik
Length: 95.2 cm (37 1/2 inches)
Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff and Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2003.40.7

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