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batik fabric
20th century
Batik fabric length, patterning in black on a white ground. Patterning of flowerheads and other organic forms linked with fine lines that form an infill pattern. Geometric patterning on the border.
batik shawl
20th century
A batik shawl dyed in multi-colours, using black, blue, red, yellow and green. The main design patterns are of flying birds and curling vine and tendril foliage. The birds may be influenced by Chines...
batik fabric
20th century
Length of batik fabric with trailing foliage and flowers, with birds flying amongst the branches. Includes a wide border of diagonal stripes alternately containing flowering stems and apparently abst...
batik fabric
20th century
Fabric length with batik patterning. Main panel has trailing abstracted foliage and flowers with flying birds in amongst the branches. Wide border with striped patterning. Fringed. Patterning in b...
silk ikat
late 20th Century
An ikat, mostly in green, with mixed colour warp and weft and a variation on a tumpal (triangle) design in purple, orange and red, with dark red edges and tassels. It is woven with gold metallic threa...
ikat fabric
20th century
Ikat patterned fabric, pattern in white on a brown ground. Includes some coiled line patterning
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endek
late 20th Century
This is an 'Endek', a type of weft ikat made in Bali. It is made of black cotton with 'Dindin Gai' motif.
warp ikat 'ulos' cloth
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...
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weave
late 20th Century
A thick cotton weave in earth toned stripes, with diamond and cross pattern. This is made up of two panels stitched together. The width of the panels are dictated by the width of the handloom.
kerawang
c. 1999
This is a large light green textile intended for preparation as a woman's outfit, with three embroidered kerawang panels decorated with floral motifs. These have been created by making delicate holes...