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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
41 x 51 cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Marianne Brimmer Fund
Accession Number21.620
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSample of cotton batik with design of diagonal bands of "broken knife" and scrolling abstract motifs (parang pattern variation) in brown, dark blue and natural ecru.
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)