Sarong, cotton batik; at one end between single diagonal bands is an area with diamonds, triangles (âtumpalsâ), the latter filled with rosettes, curvilinear and geometric motifs; the balance of the design on the textile is diamonds with various fillers, each separated by indigo stripes on tan; indigo, rose and tan colors; fragile, multiple tears, some fabric missing at both ends. According to Jos. Fischer this is a typical turn-of-the-century (19-20th) trade cloth. Width 1 meter. Length 177 cm.
Donor:
Howard Wolcott
Collection place:
Java, Indonesia
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarongs
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)