The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Waist Cloth (Kain Panjeng)
1800s-early 1900s
Overall: 248.9 x 181.6 cm (98 x 71 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1925.488
Location: not on view
Description
Unlike the Chinese and sometimes European motifs of northern Javanese batiks, the motifs represented on the batiks of central Java are indigenous. However, due to the influence of Islam, they are represented in a very abstract, stylized fashion. In this batik, a celestial scene—probably signifying the ritual renewal of community life and prosperity—is repeated against a background of small filling motifs. The scene consists of a ship (represented as a divided bow and stern) bearing a Tree of Life, which signifies the community's passage to renewed life; on either side of the ship is a winged pavilion; and above is a sacred mountain, the abode of the gods, with a shrine.- (A. K. Coomaraswamy).
- Indonesian Textiles. Textile corridor, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. OH (June 1983-May 1984).Design in Printed Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 3, 1961).Exhibition of the Month: Arts of Java and Bali. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 5-September 3, 1946).
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