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Unknown Maker, Javanese

Slendang

Description

Maker

Culture

Javanese

Title

Slendang

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Silk with wax-resist pattern

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Silk with wax-resist pattern

Materials

silk

Geography

Place Made: Indonesia (Java)

Dimensions

261.6 cm (103 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.489

Type

Costume

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World

Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America

Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Batik wax-resist techniques were used to produce the flowers and fantastic birds and beasts on these Javanese shoulder cloths. Some designs were drawn, while others were stamped onto the fabric.

Traditionally, batik textiles were reserved for the imperial family and ceremonial occasions, but today they are widely worn.

-WC

Indonesian Textiles

Mar 07, 1997 – May 18, 1997

Batiks from Indonesia

Feb 28, 1986 – Jun 08, 1986

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Javanese

Slendang, late 1800s-early 1900s

Silk with wax-resist pattern

261.6 cm (103 inches) (length)

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.489

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