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Bayat3
Klaten3
Surakarta (Solo)1
lurik
Textile

lurik

late 20th Century

A blue-black and white striped cotton weave with tied fringing. This is known as lurik; lurik may be plain black or plain white or a combination, as in this case. This one is woven in wider bands ca...

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jarik batik
Textile

jarik batik or 'Pagi Sore'

late 20th Century

A 'jarik' batik (a large waist cloth) in the very early stages of production with the first application of a design in wax, before the dyeing and further wax applications have taken place. It is a 'Pa...

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batik tulis picture
Textile

batik tulis picture

late 20th Century

This a large batik tulis (hand drawn batik) picture which describes one of the scenes from the Bharata Yudha (called Mahabharata in India) saga. The figures have a style of shadow puppets.

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batik jarik
Textile

batik jarik

before 1984

This is a 'jarik' (large waist cloth usually measuring about 2.5m x 1.0m) which had just been completed when it was purchased in Wiro village, Bayat, district of Klaten, Central Java. The design of ...

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