Cloth for a Woman's Tube Skirt (Sarong)

Name/Title

Cloth for a Woman's Tube Skirt (Sarong)

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.20

Description

This batik cloth depicts buketan motifs. It has the producer stamp: Bunga.Rampae, *J.K*. To achieve the various color hues, the wax-resist and dyeing (batik) works has been combined with direct applications of colors (colet). There is an area with discoloration, possibly due to fading.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.3

Source or Donor

Vickie Elson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Vickie Elson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Indonesia

Island

Java

Culture/Tribe

Javanese

Dimensions

Width

101 cm

Length

184 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Vickie Elson in Java in 1989. Donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.