Accession No
Z 33014 C
Description
Cap. Cock-shaped copper stamp for wax, used in making batik design.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Java; Yogyakarta
Period
Source
Cra'ster, Mary Desborough [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33014 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper
Local Term
Cap
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected and donated by Mary Desborough Craaster in 1983.
Event Date 1983
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 33014 A-C reads, 'A - B: Two wax styli used in batik process. / C: Wax stamp for batik design, Made by copper in shape of a cock.'
Event Date 1983
Author: maa
Context (Display)
On display in the Maudslay Hall, CUMAA, from 1990.
Display label reads, '4 Cap (Batik stamp) / A copper stamp in the shape of a cockerel, used to apply the wax resist to a textile before applying the dye.'
Event Date 1990
Author: maa
FM:327516
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