Woman's Upper Garment (Kebaya)

Textile

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Woman's Upper Garment (Kebaya)

Entry/Object ID

2023.4.23

Description

Blue kebaya with floral decorative trims.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.4

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Alex Corey

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Date made

circa 1970

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Embroidery

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Java

Country

Indonesia

Culture/Tribe

Peranakan

Material

Organza, Silk

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.