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Headcloth (Iket Kepala)
Late 19th century
- Medium
- Cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis)
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 106.7 × 107.4 cm (42 × 42 1/4 in.)
- Culture
- Java
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Gift of Guy H. Mitchell
- 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
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The palette and design details of this man's headcloth differ from those of the four pieces shown to the left (1926.24, 1926.22, 1926.5, and 1926.4). Here the overall effect is darker, thanks to the deeper red tone of the soga. Also, there are numerous bracket-like white lines arranged in a radially symmetrical fashion, which suggest mountain peaks. These form a pleasing pattern in their own right and provide welcome contrast to the otherwise somber palette. Such differences may well indicate production at a different central Javanese court.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
