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Indonesian Javanese Indo-Chinese, Java Cirebon

Sarong, 1930-1950

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indonesian

Title

Sarong

Year

1930-1950

Medium

Cotton; tulis batik

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • batik

Dimensions

Length: 108.3 cm (42 5/8 inches)

Place

Java; Cirebon

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2005.82.2

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Zone of Attraction

June 26 - December 6, 2009

Cirebon, located on the north coast of Java, has long been a key center for mercantile activity and non-court traditions. Chinese merchants and manufacturers settled in Java centuries ago and were instrumental in establishing active trading ports. Their influence increased when the Dutch East India Company, administered under Dutch government control starting in 1800, side-stepped the established Muslim or Hindu traders in favor of Chinese business agents. The Chinese were more than just middlemen, however; they contributed their aesthetics to the region as well. Produced for a market well beyond the boundaries of Indonesia, classically Chinese motifs such as the cloud design or megamendung seen here infused batik design. The cloud theme was suggestive of rain, fertility, and life, while the traditional tumpal motif on the border may have suggested the world mountain or tree of life.

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