Unknown Artist
- Title
- Cloth with Islamic inscriptions
- Place of origin
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Java →
Indonesia
- Year
- 20th century
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- blue ground cotton batik
- Dimensions
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264.5 x 91.0cm
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the VisAsia Dinner Fund to commemorate the ‘Arts of Islam' exhibition 2008.
- Accession number
- 22.2008
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This cloth is an exceptional example of Indonesian batik with Islamic designs. The design motifs have great clarity and variety, and the printing is crisp. Large rectangular calligraphic batiks are known as 'kerudung', literally 'shroud', in Java. They were worn wrapped around the head and draped on the body as a shoulder cloth. Other possible uses were as temporary covers for coffins or tombs in funerary rituals, as well as ceremonial hangings or banners.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, February 2008.
