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Tubular Skirt (Sarong)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis).
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis).

Date:

c. 1900

Artist:

Indonesia, Java, North Coast, Pekalongan

About this artwork

Workshops in Pekalongan produced various types of pictorial subjects, including illustrations of Western stories. The story that is referred to in this sarong, now opened to its full size, has yet to be identified but is full of curious elements. In the center, on the white ground, four male figures wearing breeches pose and gesture in a declamatory way, like actors on a stage. They stand before a building and are surrounded by a rich assortment of angels, animals (including a camel) and birds, butterflies, and plants.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Tubular Skirt (Sarong)

Place

Java (Object made in)

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Made 1890–1910

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis)

Dimensions

213.4 × 107 cm (84 × 42 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2002.981

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