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batik fabric
late 20th century
A batik of repeated scissors in orange and black. There is lettering on the selvedge.
basurek batik
c. 2016
A batik tulis kain basurek: hand drawn with the distinctive ‘basurek’ (or ‘besurek’) motif characteristic of batik made in the Bengkulu area. In the Bengkulu language, basurek means ‘bearing...
ikat weave
late 20th Century
This is a single or weft ikat. It is predominantly pale red, with a white hook-and-rhombus design with small amounts of decoration in pink, yellow, green and blue. The warp thread is white throughout ...
mau
late 20th Century
A multicoloured striped mau woven using the Indonesian Tenun technique of weaving different colours of threads. There is a central black panel with rows of supplementary weft of linked flowers. These ...
rabi ikat
n.d.
Described by the donor as an 'Old' rabi, this is a Ndao woman's tubular sarung or skirt. A plain weave ikat made of several panels sewn together, with natural dyes of browns and pink. It is darned in ...
kain batik
late 20th Century
A batik kain (hip wrapper for women) in cream, with floral and natural motifs including butterflies and plants in green, blue, red and yellow. This is labelled as a cap, but this is thought to mean '...
ulos
late 20th Century
A cotton weave ulos in maroon with supplementary weft motifs including hexagons, stripes, leaves, stars and variations on a hook and rhomb design. Lettering on the item reads SELAMAT PAKAI, which tra...
ulos
late 20th Century
A maroon weave with a pattern on one side and plastic beading. The supplementary weft designs include hexagons, stripes, stars and variations on the hook and rhomb motif. There are two sets of letter...
batik Jambi
late 20th Century
A large selendang [shawl], probably batik tulis, mainly in black and orange with a base of cream. Irregular shapes (Tampal) have various motifs and symbols within them, including the Lar and Sawat mot...
batik map
late 20th Century
A cotton batik depicting a map of Indonesia and the surrounding areas, with islands in yellow and white cracked wax effect and a number of other repeat patterns on a black background.
batik
20th century
This design is known as the "parang", or dagger or knife pattern. The dyes used on this example are black and brown.
striped weave
late 20th Century
A silk weave in red-orange with gold metallic stripes running both ways, becoming closer at the sides, and a broader dark stripe at the edges.