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Unknown Maker, Indonesian

Skirt Cloth (Kain Panjang)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Indonesian

Culture

Indonesian, Javanese

Title

Skirt Cloth (Kain Panjang)

Year

ca. 1946-1950

Medium

  • Cotton plain weave,
  • wax-resist printed (batik)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Cotton plain weave,
  • wax-resist printed (batik)

Materials

cotton

Geography

Place Made: Java

Dimensions

Length: 237.8 cm (93 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription above vignettes: SRI for Indonesian national radio

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund

Object Number

2005.82.1

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

“Insnared with flowers, I fall on grass"
Jun 10, 2014 – Mar 08, 2015

Label copy

This unusual pattern alternates a vignette of a woman in traditional dress speaking into a microphone with a scene of a woman and boy listening to an SRI national radio broadcast. It was created using a traditional technique known as batik, in which wax is drawn or stamped on cloth before it is dipped in dye.

Batik achieved international attention in the 19th century as it met new design influences from Java’s many trading partners, immigrant artisans, and colonial settlers, particularly from the Netherlands and China. These new influences brought colorful flowers, birds, and butterflies to batik design, which was previously dominated by the blue and brown geometrics favored by Javanese royal courts.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Indonesian
Skirt Cloth (Kain Panjang), ca. 1946-1950
Cotton plain weave, wax-resist printed (batik)
Length: 237.8 cm (93 5/8 inches)
Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund 2005.82.1

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