Skirt Fragment

29-96-66D

From: India | Indonesia (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-66D
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Javanese (uncertain)
Provenience India | Indonesia (uncertain)
Period 19th Century
Date Made Mid to Late 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Cotton
Technique Batik | Dyed | Woven
Iconography Floral | Phoenix | Bird
Description

Strip of cloth for a skirt (sarong) using the batik technique. It is black and brown on tan with touches of red and blue. This may have been made for the Indonesian market.

Length 30.5 cm
Width 93.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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