Woman's Tube Skirt (Sarong)

Textile

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Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Woman's Tube Skirt (Sarong)

Entry/Object ID

2023.3.12

Description

Black and cream color batik with buketan motif. The background of the 'badan' features lereng motif. 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

Time Period

Late 20th Century

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Batik (wax-resist dyeing)

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Indonesia

Island

Java

Culture/Tribe

Javanese

Dimensions

Width

103 cm

Length

94 cm

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

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