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Chest Cloth (kemben)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis), and pineapple fiber stitch-resist dyed (tritik).

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis), and pineapple fiber stitch-resist dyed (tritik).

Date:

20th century

Artist:

Indonesia, Central Java, Yogyakarta

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Chest Cloth (kemben)

Place

Java (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1901–2000

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis), and pineapple fiber stitch-resist dyed (tritik)

Dimensions

217.2 × 52 cm (85 1/2 × 20 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection

Reference Number

2002.966

Extended information about this artwork

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