Selendang of gold and dark blue cotton batik on natural beige ground

Title
Selendang of gold and dark blue cotton batik on natural beige ground
LC Subject
accessories (object genre)
Donor
Strickland, Gertrude
Description
Selendang of gold and dark blue cotton batik on natural beige ground; patterned ground of diagonal lines of diamonds with veins in between; five large peacock motifs, fish motifs and other decorative motifs.
Motif
Peacock Fish
Work Type
headscarves
Location
Java >> Greater Sunda Islands >> Sunda Islands >> Indonesia
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1953.011.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton
Technique
Wax resist dye Parang batik
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Selendang is a scarf worn as a head scarf or over the shoulders as a fashion accessory, rather than for religious purposes.