Detail of the tan cloth, showing various animals arranged around wavy floral motifs. The right edge shows a wavy floral motif which serves as a border.
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Unknown Maker, Javanese

Slendang (Shoulder Cloth)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Javanese

Culture

Javanese, Indonesian

Title

Slendang (Shoulder Cloth)

Year

late 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Java

Dimensions

Length: 233.7 cm (92 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.488

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Batik wax-resist techniques were used to produce the flowers and fantastic birds and beasts on these Javanese shoulder cloths. Some designs were drawn, while others were stamped onto the fabric.

Traditionally, batik textiles were reserved for the imperial family and ceremonial occasions, but today they are widely worn.

-WC

Bandhani to Batik
Resist-Dyed Textiles from Asia
Jun 03, 2005 – Oct 16, 2005

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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

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Javanese
Slendang (Shoulder Cloth), late 1800s
Silk; plain weave, batik
Length: 233.7 cm (92 inches)
Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.488

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