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Man's Head Cloth (Kain Kepala)circa 1900

Not on view
Horizontal woven textile with crimson red ground and allover marigold orange pattern of curling scrollwork, paired bird figures, and central diamond shapes

Unknown, Man's Head Cloth (Kain Kepala), circa 1900, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Inger McCabe Elliott Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Head Cloth (Kain Kepala)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Cirebon for Sumatra, Jambi
Date Made
circa 1900
Period
20th century
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, natural dyes
Dimensions
Overall: 32 1/4 × 55 7/8 in. (81.92 × 141.92 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.502
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.