Shoulder or breast cloth (slendang or kemben)
early 20th century
Object PlaceJava, Indonesia
Medium/TechniqueCotton, dyes; plain weave, tie-dyed (plangi) resist and stamped (cap) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions48 x 216 cm (18 7/8 x 85 1/16 in.)
Credit LineMarianne Brimmer Fund
Accession number21.759
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ProvenancePurchased by MFA on April 21, 1921
1900 to 1925
early 20th century
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late 19th to early 20th century
late 19th century
early 20th century
19th century
late 19th century
late 19th or early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
early 20th century
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early 20th century