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Textile:
ITC 2022.11

c. 1995

A warp ikat 'ulos' made by Batak people in the Lake Toba region, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Vertical striped patterns include a dense white stripe on a black rectangular pattern, and red and white stri...

Textile:
ITC 2022.75

late 20th Century

This is a 'jarik' (large waist cloth usually measuring about 2.5m x 1.0m) It is in the very early stages of production, before the dyeing has taken place. It is a 'pagi sore' (morning and afternoon) p...

Textile:
ITC 2022.78

late 20th Century

A printed textile which has dynamic botanical description with very limited colours. The base colours are blue, gray and navy. Gold gutta has been applied at a later stage to increase the attractivene...

Textile:
ITC 2022.218

late 20th Century

A blangkon (or belangkon), a formal or ceremonial hat worn by men in Central and East Java, for events such as weddings and performances of wayang kulit (shadow puppet plays). It is made of stiff cott...

Textile:
ITC 2022.246

late 20th Century

A blue-black and white striped cotton weave with tassels. 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 called jar...

Textile:
ITC 2022.29

c. 1999

A pale pink batik 'selendang' with a central panel of a floral design, edged in a key pattern, a border with star and circle motifs and an outer floral border. Made from silk chiffon with a batik ca...