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Batik sample
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Surakarta, Java, Indonesia, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 50cm (16 1/8 x 19 11/16in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.538
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik cloth with design of stylized plants and large Garuda wings (sawat) in brown and natural ecru on a dark blue ground.
Provenance1921, sold by Prince Ario Kusumodiningrat (b. circa 1860), Surakarta, to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947) for the MFA. (Accession date: April 7, 1921)