Title
Skirt cloth (kain panjang)
20th century
Artists
Unknown Artist
-
Details
- Other Title
- Batik tulis with stylised parang design
- Place where the work was made
-
Central Java
→
Java
→
Indonesia
- Date
- 20th century
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- cotton, dyes; batik
- Dimensions
- 246.5 x 102.5 cm (irreg.)
- Credit
- Gift of John Yu and George Soutter 2008
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 230.2008
- Copyright
- Share
-
About
Central Javanese batik textiles display a conservative repertoire of designs dominated by geometric shapes, primarily in shades of brown and blue. The white background of this piece suggests that it was produced in Jogyakarta, rather than in Surakarta (Solo) where a cream-colored cloth was used. The parang design has many variations, some of which are 'forbidden motifs' reserved for use by royalty and the court (kraton). This piece is a kain panjang, a cloth measuring approximately 2.5 by 1.05 metres that wraps around and covers the body from waist to ankle.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, December 2011
-
Places
Where the work was made
Central Java
-
Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016