Javanese batik man's headcloth, 1914
date: label: date made
content: 1914
label: date made
content: ca. 1914
notes: label: Description
content: A Javanese batik man's headcloth, 1914. Square cotton headcloth in tan, brown, and blue; with central diamond reserve of natural off-white color, with an outline border in brown and blue, and a plain tan field. Plain narrow outer border. 41" square. Batik oedang. The tan field displays the crackle effect of the dye coming through cracks in the wax, leaving fine irregular lines of color.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Indonesia: Javanese
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Javanese Batiks
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04327.000
label: catalog number
content: T04327.000
label: accession number
content: 67243
objectType: label: Object Name
content: headcloth, batik
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave, batik (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 41 in x 41 in; 104.14 cm x 104.14 cm