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Textile:
ITC 1065

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...

Textile:
ITC 2022.130

before 1994

A square batik tablecloth. The central panel is green, surrounded by border in black with black and yellow leaves and flowers. In the middle of the main panel is a large flower in yellow, brown and bl...

Textile:
ITC 2022.16

late 20th Century

Two pieces: A black and white batik kain and selendang. Fan and shell designs are set against an overall repeat oval pattern, with elongated diamond borders. An added metalic gutta (raised gold-colo...

Textile:
ITC 2022.20

c. 1997

A batik picture from Bali showing people taking offerings on their heads to a Hindu temple, with a foreground of flowers and water. The high umbrellas would not usually be held over offerings. There ...

Textile:
ITC 2016.267

late 20th-early 21st Century

A yellow card describing the seven stages of traditional Javanese batik with small triangular samples attached, with seven loose samples showing the stages of the process.

Textile:
ITC 2022.290

c. 1975

A batik kain in indigo and brown with white dots. The pattern consists of parallel and alternating rows of pointed roundels, one containing a symmetrical design of leaves and tendrils and the other co...

Textile:
ITC 2022.21

late 20th Century

A batik style picture showing a rural scene in Bali with three highly stylised females in hats. It is thought that this piece is painted to look like a batik, but appears too complex to be one. All ...

Textile:
ITC 2022.28

late 20th Century

A hand drawn batik of two heads in a square form with prominent ears, including spiral details, in green, yellow, orange and brown on a black cotton background. It has a cracked wax central background...

Textile:
ITC 2022.30

late 20th Century

A silk satin woven brocade which has had batik applied. The cloth is a 'pagi sore' ('morning and afternoon') piece, i.e. with two sutally different patterns across the piece so it can be worn two ways...

Textile:
ITC 2022.69

late 20th Century

A kain panjang (literally long cloth); a piece of batik style printed cloth (not hand made batik) in gold, black, blue and maroon. The main field has a foliate pattern against a powdery ground; the bo...

Textile:
ITC 2022.233

c. 2005

A batik tulis selendang, with a design known as 'pisang Bali' [literally, Balinese banana]. There are also flower and wing motifs in brown and beige on a black background, and beige borders. This is a...

Textile:
ITC 2022.79

1973-1975

An unfinished batik wall hanging, with the outlines covered by wax for dyeing. Although there are still a lot of blank areas, some colours have already been applied: yellow, green, red, blue. The patt...