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Collector:
Dr. Ann Dunham  Search this
Donor Name:
Maya Soetoro-Ng  Search this
Length:
233 cm
Width:
102 cm
Culture:
Javanese  Search this
Object Type:
Textile
Place:
Surakarta (Solo) (not certain), Central Java, Java, Indonesia
Accession Date:
17 May 2017
Notes:
Bron Solyom (see accession file, inventory list with photos) describes this as "kawung with sisik geringsing, Solo style". Cotton fabric, batik dyed. Dark yellow background, with interlocking circles (kawung) and floral patterns in brown and dark blue. Hemmed.
It is unknown exactly where this item was made or collected. It is "Solo style" but could be a copy made (and/or purchased) elsewhere, probably in Central Java.
Record Last Modified:
16 May 2017
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2077623
USNM Number:
E434741-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/358af25c3-55f2-4745-b72c-1a846c1f3983
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_13001678