Cloth

Native Name:

Batik

Object Number:

29-58-147

Current Location:

Collections storage

Provenience:

Java

Section:

Oceanian

Materials:

Cotton

Description:

Shawl with representation of scene in a puppet play, two figures of contending warriors, one on each side of the "mountain" (with a tree, figures of monkeys, and birds) which on certain occasions occupies the centre of the "stage". Fugures of birds hover over the warriors. Designs in brown, blue, and natural colour of cloth.

Length:

113cm

Width:

106cm

Bibliography:

[Article] Davidson, Daniel S. The Oceanic Collections of the University Museum. The University Museum Bulletin. 12 (3-4) : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 101, Fig. 32

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