Skirt Item Number: B173 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skirt featuring geometric and stylized plant motifs in alternating colours in a diagonal checkerboard pattern in dark blue, brown and off-white with a leaf-like motif border along the selvedges in dark blue and brown on off-white.
Cultural Context
Sarong worn by both men and women.
Item History
- Made in Java, Indonesia before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- B173
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- batiked
- Overall
- height 98.8 cm, width 124.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Javanese
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Java, Indonesia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2191/0375