Batik Patterning Stamp

92-17-4B

From: Indonesia | Java (uncertain) | Jogjakarta (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Tjap
Object Number 92-17-4B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Javanese
Provenience Indonesia | Java (uncertain) | Jogjakarta (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Metal
Description

Pair of batik patterning stamps (tjap). Geometric pattern featuring squares of nine four-pointed stars. Purchased from a small batik workshop in Jogjakarta in 1959. See 92-17-3-A-B

Length 14.5 cm
Width 14.5 cm
Depth 8.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Everett Hawkins, 1992

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