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Handkerchief (Sapu Tangan or Toka)circa 1880

Not on view
Nearly square textile panel with blue-and-white printed design, featuring a large central coiling dragon surrounded by scattered mythological creatures, animals, clouds, and a Greek-key meander border
Title
Handkerchief (Sapu Tangan or Toka)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Cirebon
Date Made
circa 1880
Period
19th century
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, natural dyes
Dimensions
27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (69.9 x 69.9 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.374
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.