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  • Textile (Indonesia), 20th century

    Panel of cotton batik printed in diagonally-arranged pattern of hook-shaped motif known as “parang tuding” in reddish brown and accented with blue dots on tan. Because it is arranged along…

  • Scarf (Indonesia), early 20th century

    Narrow length of batik in brown, dark blue, white, and tan.Tumpal motif (row of isosceles triangles) at ends and large sawat or mironj motif (wings of Garuda, mount of Vishnu)…

  • Textile (Indonesia), early 20th century

    Cotton printed in imitation of tie-dye. Large and smaller rosettes and spirals of small dots, in mottled brick red on a deep blue ground.

  • Head Cloth (kain Kepala) (Indonesia), early 19th century

    Square textile (may be a head cloth or ‘kain kepala’) with symmetrical “mirong” motif (wings of Garuda, mount of Vishnu) on ground covered with crayfish, birds, etc. In beige with…

  • Head Cloth (kain Kepala) (Indonesia), early 19th century

    Square textile (may be a head cloth or ‘kain kepala’) with symmetrical “semen” (non-geometric forms like flora and fauna) design. Featuring “sawat” motif (wings and tail of Garuda, mount of…

  • Shoulder Cloth (selendang) (Indonesia), 1900–25

    Long, narrow panel with an elongated lozenge of red in the center surrounded by a dark blue field with irregular white dots in diagonal pattern. A white scalloped line surrounds…

  • Textile (Indonesia), early 20th century

    Printed cotton with scrolling vine and fantastical fruits and pods. Irregular colors of yellow, orange and pink with crackle effect, with background of deep blue. Pattern is in resist or…

  • Tie (Indonesia), mid-20th century

    Unfolded material for a tie with tan and white crackle design on dark blue ground. Design shows horizontal rows of various geometric and floral patterns with large design of dark…

  • Textile (Indonesia), 18th–19th century

    Row of three ogival medallions: middle one with rosette, outer two with crested bird and flowers as well as remnants of deep toothed zigzag border on either side. Much filling…

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