Woman's Skirt (Kain Panjang)

Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Woman's Skirt (Kain Panjang)

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.8

Description

This batik depicts various water creatures such as fishes, shrimps, octopus, crabs, and makara-like swordfish. The soga brown and off-white (cream) color scheme points to a Central Javanese production, most likely Solo. It is executed in handrawn wax-resist dyeing (batik tulis).

Acquisition

Accession

2023.3

Source or Donor

Vickie Elson

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Vickie Elson

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Batik (wax-resist dyeing)

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Indonesia

Island

Java

Culture/Tribe

Javanese

Dimensions

Width

104 cm

Length

246 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

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