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Ceremonial Hip Wrapper (Dodot)
Late 19th century
- Medium
- Cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis); two panels joined
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 345.1 × 209.6 cm (135 5/8 × 82 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- Java
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Julius Rosenwald
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
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About this work
Ths batiks of the central Javanese courts at Yogyakarta and Surakarta (also known as Solo) dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries consistently display certain features. They reveal a range of patterns restricted to the court, including the semen design (indicating sprouting and fertility) seen here, that presents elements of the Javanese cosmic universe—animals, birds, plants, scrolling vines, mountains, and pavilions. The wings of the mythological bird Garuda (see detail below), mount of the Hindu god Vishnu, was adopted in Java as a symbol of sovereignty. These textiles also have a distinctive and sedate palette. Batik Textiles of Java, April 21-September 17, 2017
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
