Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala Prada Setangan, Destar)

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Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala Prada Setangan, Destar)

Indonesia, Java, Lasem, circa 1880
Costumes
Stamped wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, natural and synthetic dyes and applied gold leaf
35 3/8 × 36 1/4 in. (89.85 × 92.08 cm)
Costume Council Fund (M.74.18.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Heringa, Rens and Veldhuisen, Harmen.  Fabric of Enchantment: Batik from the North Coast of Java.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Weatherhill, Inc., 1996.