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Skirt Cloth (Kain kompeni)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; resist printed (batik).

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; resist printed (batik).

Date:

c. 1920

Artist:

Javanese
Indonesia, Java, Surabaya

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Skirt Cloth (Kain kompeni)

Place

Java (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1915–1925

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; resist printed (batik)

Inscriptions

Inscription (signed upper right edge)

Dimensions

183.7 × 107 cm (18 1/16 × 42 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2002.980

Extended information about this artwork

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