Medium:

Medium: silk Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave

Dimensions:

H x W: 260 x 50.2 cm (102 3/8 x 19 3/4 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Selendang (shoulder cloth)

Made in:

Java, Indonesia

Date:

19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Narrow shoulder cloth (selendang) in green, grey and dark brown with an all-over leaf and flower pattern with birds. Border by fringe with vertical parallel lines gives illusion of a longer fringe. Chinese influence indicated by inclusion of the lokcan bird which is based on the phoenix. Fringed.

Credit Line:

Gift of Alan L. Wolfe

Accession Number:

1962-233-1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4fc561146-677c-4c12-95b2-5740e17cc1dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1962-233-1