Javanese batik slendang or shoulder cloth, ca. 1914. 92" L x 19" W. Length of cotton cloth with a batik design in red, blue, and black. Elongated central diamond in off-white, Field with repeating geometric motifs against a ground of narrow stripes, Narrow side borders; End borders with imitation fringepattern; warp fringes.. Worn by Javanese women as a wrapped upper body garment, a shawl or scarf, or as a carrying cloth.
Date Made: 1914ca. 1914
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: Indonesia: Javanese
See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Javanese Batiks, Textiles
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Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T04325.000Catalog Number: T04325.000Accession Number: 67243
Object Name: slendang, batik
Physical Description: cotton (overall material)plain weave, batik (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 92 in x 19 in; 233.68 cm x 48.26 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-0d01-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_627082
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