Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave, Batik textile, probably a shoulder cloth (selendang) or breast cloth (kemben) in dark blue, brown, and cream-white. Shows an all-over pattern of the 'ship of the dead' motif, stylized and abstracted yet bearing its original meaning., Indonesia, 19th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

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