Batik Patterning Stamp

92-17-5A

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

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Tjap
Object Number 92-17-5A
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 consisting of two rows of bars, one with sets of three wavy lines the other with sets of three cross-hatched straight lines, set at an angle to each other in such a way as to form chevrons. Purchased from a smal batik workshop in Jogjakarta in 1959. See 92-17-3A-B

Length 19 cm
Width 14 cm
Depth 8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Everett Hawkins, 1992

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