Kain Panjang / wrapped skirt cloth Solo/Surakarta Java From the Family of Surakarta from Paku Boewario X Early 20th century Technique: Hand-drawn batik on commercial cloth Dimensions: 7′ 9″ x 3′ 5 1/4″ ( 2.37 x 1.05 m ) Description: This design is referred to as jelear taman, referring to[…]
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Lombok, Sasak Textiles 42 Ritual cloth [osap] 19th century Bayan Lombok Indonesia cotton supplementary weft weave 58.0 (h) x 57.0 (w) cm (NGA) Sasak people Ceremonial cloth [pesujutan?] 19th century Lombok Indonesia cotton, natural dyes supplementary weft weave, pulled thread or tapestry weave ends 172.2 (h) x 62.0 (w) cm[…]
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Flores Traditional Textiles Flores Lawo Butu Ikat sarong with beadwork (IK) Flores Lawo Butu – Blue ikat sarong w/horses. 198cm x 80 (tube). (IK) Ilimandiri: ikat sarong, indigo/cotton. (IK) Ilimandiri: ikat sarong, indigo/cotton. (IK) A second similar patola,in a more typical red tone; also found in Flores, with basket motif.[…]
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Mohamad Hadi designer born Indonesia 1916 1983 The peasants’ grid design [ceplok tani] in skirt cloth [kain panjang] form 1965 Surakarta Java Indonesia cotton, natural dyes hand-drawn batik 105.4 (h) x 251.2 (w) cm MD. HADI SOLO 12.65 (NGA) Mohamad Hadi designer born Indonesia 1916 1983 The Basic[…]
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Alor Islands, Solor Traditional Textiles Handwoven fabric made of cotton. Shouldercloth woven from handspun threads in dark indigo blue. Thin warp and weft stripes produce a checked pattern. The colors are from natural dyes. Condition very good. Older than 20 years. Size 52,5 cm x 124 cm. Weight 350 gr.[…]
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Alor Islands, Adonara Traditional Textiles Locally referred to as kewatek. Handwoven fabric made of cotton. Consists of two panels sewn together. The main color is dark pink. A large center part has colored bands. The end sections are decorated with many bands of various colors and widths, of which five[…]
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eremonial textile [kain limar] 19th century Gresik East Java Java Indonesia silk, gold thread weft ikat, supplementary weft weave 243.0 (h) x 80.0 (w) cm (NGA) Javanese people Ceremonial textile [kain limar] 19th century Gresik East Java Java Indonesia silk, gold thread, cotton weft ikat, supplementary weft weave, crochet 240.0[…]
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Alor Traditional Textiles 3 Alor Handwoven fabric made of cotton. Consists of two panels sewn together. The yarns used were handspun. Festive or ceremonial sarong. The dark blue middle section of this two-panel sarong is traversed by bright blue warp stripes. On each of the outer panels a wide ikat[…]
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