This batik depicts a white ground and two different types of flowering plants in a pagi-sore format. The white ground is unusually pristine without any sign of wax cracking during the production process. It is executed in handrawn wax-resist dyeing (batik tulis).
Acquisition
Accession
2023.4
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Alex Corey
Made/Created
Artist
Unknown Maker
Textile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Batik (wax-resist dyeing)
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Island
Java
Country
Indonesia
Dimensions
Width
104.5 cm
Length
248 cm
Material
Cotton
Provenance
Notes
Purchased by Alex Corey in Java between 1974-1982. The item was part of the inventory of Alex Corey's business, the Kebaya Company in California. It was donated to Tracing Patterns Foundation in 2023.
