Accession No
2004.54
Description
Batik cloth decorated with two wayang kulit or shadow puppet figures. Rectangular cream cloth depicting Arjuna fighting a demon in dark blue; the demon is crouching in the bottom left with a human figure in motion above and to the right; both figures wear loincloths, anklets, armlets and necklaces; signed Adih and dated 1974 in bottom right corner.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Java; Yogyakarta
Period
Source
Bowmer, John [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.54; 62 [Bowmer Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Cotton; Cloth; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
720mm x 925mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Donor’s catalogue card reads: ‘Batik Painting 62 INDONESIA Modern Yogya. Blue and white. Arjuna fighting a devil - Wayang Kulit style. Idea from Bambang Oetoro, famous painter, copied Taman Sari, Yogyakarta. Purchased Yogya [19]74/75 +/- Rp 2500.’
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Signed and dated in bottom right corner: 'Adih 74[?]'
Event Date 1974
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Batik cloth depicting two figures - Arjuna fighting a devil. The design is in blue and white on a white background. The figure on the left is largest and is crouched down. It has a beard and pointed teeth. Both figures are dressed in waist cloths and wear necklaces. The figure on the right has a human face. Signed and dated in the bottom right hand corner.'
Event Date 2004
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Batik cloth decorated with two wayang kulit or shadow puppet figures. Rectangular cream cloth depicting Arjuna fighting a demon in dark blue; the demon is crouching in the bottom left with a human figure in motion above and to the right; both figures wear loincloths, anklets, armlets and necklaces; signed Adih and dated 1974 in bottom right corner.
Event Date 29/7/2024
Author: Katrina Dring
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5990 | Freezing
Event Date 2/8/2024
Author: Anne Doering
FM:265284
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