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Unknown Maker, Javanese

Iket kepala

Description

Maker

Culture

Javanese

Title

Iket kepala

Year

late 1800s

Medium

cotton

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

cotton

Materials

cotton

Geography

Place Made: Java

Dimensions

Length: 101.6 cm (40 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Paper label: S.E.Gobee Diocia1572 f4.00

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.498

Type

Textiles

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation

Batik Textiles from Java

Jun 15, 2001 – Oct 07, 2001

Label copy

The designs on these two square textiles are variations on the semen style. This Central Javanese style incorporates mountains, temples, plant tendrils, small birds and animals, and the single-wing (far) or wings-and-tail (sawat) motifs that refer to a mythical bird, the garuda. These elements are combined by batik artists in a seemingly endless variety of compositions. Semen compositions were originally reserved for use only by the Central Javanese nobility.

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Unknown Maker, Javanese

Iket kepala, late 1800s

Cotton

Length: 101.6 cm (40 inches)

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 55.498

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