id:			97613
accession number:	1917.26
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.26
updated:		2022-01-11 10:00:09.028000

Sarong, mid-1800s. Indonesia, Java, North Coast, mid-19th century. Cotton: plain weave, wax-resist dyed (batik); overall: 106 x 192.4 cm (41 3/4 x 75 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. James J. Tracy 1917.26

title:				Sarong
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creation date:			mid-1800s
creation date earliest:		1840
creation date latest:		1860
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. James J. Tracy
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culture:	Indonesia, Java, North Coast, mid-19th century
technique:	Cotton: plain weave, wax-resist dyed (batik)
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 106 x 192.4 cm (41 3/4 x 75 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Techniques of Textile Printing
	opening date:   1948-10-11T04:00:00
	<i>Techniques of Textile Printing</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 11, 1948-May 29, 1949).

	title:		Design in Printed Textiles
	opening date:   1961-04-04T04:00:00
	<i>Design in Printed Textiles</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 4-September 3, 1961).

	title:		Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique
	opening date:   1977-10-05T04:00:00
	<i>Fiberworks: Tradition and Technique</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 5-November 11, 1977).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. James J. [Jane Allyn Foote] Tracy [1857–1944], Cleveland, OH, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1917
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1917–
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digital description: 
Batiks made in the North Coast region of Java, specifically in Pekalongan, were influenced by both Indian and European motifs due to the Dutch presence in Indonesia. In this sarong we see a mixture of Indian and European flowers including jasmine, lilac, and daffodil. Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique used throughout Java. Hot wax is applied with a tool known as a canting and a design is hand drawn with incredible skill. This sarong was then dyed with indigo, a well sought after and culturally important natural dye. Areas on the fabric with wax will not accept the indigo dye, hence the term wax-resist.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Larsen, Jack Lenor, and Bob Hanson. <em>The Dyer's Art: Ikat, Batik, Plangi</em>. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976.
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	Wessing, Robert. 1986. "Wearing the Cosmos: Symbolism in Batik Design". <em>Crossroads : an Interdiscliplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies</em>. 2, no. 3: 40-82.
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	Maxwell, Robyn J. <em>Sari to Sarong: Five Hundred Years of Indian and Indonesian Textile Exchange</em>. [Canberra?]: National Gallery of Australia, 2003.
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	Khan Majlis, Brigitte. <em>The Art of Indonesian Textiles: The E.M. Bakwin Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.</em> [Chicago]: Art Institute of Chicago, 2007.
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	Kumar, Prakash. <em>Indigo Plantations and Science in Colonial India</em>. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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	Adam, Tassilo. <em>The Art of Batik: Weaving and Dyeing in Java</em>. [United States]: Read Books Ltd, 2016.
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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1917.26/1917.26_full.tif