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Batik
Head wrapper (iket kapala)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: Surakarta or Jogjakarta, Java, Indonesia, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, stamped (cap) wax-resit (batik)
Dimensions
Overall: 104 × 105 cm (40 15/16 × 41 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grafton D. Dorsey
Accession Number45.243
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's square-shaped cotton batik head wrapper (iket kepala) with a central diamond field (tengahan) of natural ecru surrounded by quadrants of diagonal bands of alternating oval (kawung) and "broken knife" (parang) patterns in brown and dark blue on a natural ecru ground.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Grafton D. Dorsey to the MFA on April 12, 1945