Maker/Designer
Workshop of W. F. van Lawick van Pabst
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Ikat Kepala
The centerfield of this man’s headcloth suggests a lake and the surrounding field shows scattered rice grains (Gabah Sinawur), a symbol of abundance. Worn by high-ranking palace officials, the stitch-resisted diamond would have been very difficult to dye correctly. The piece has a handwritten slip of paper signed “van Lawick van Pabst” stating the price as 10 Dutch guilders—a high price for a headcloth.
Materials
Cotton
Technique
Stitch resist, hand-drawn wax resist, vat-dyed on plain-weave cotton
Accession Number
Bureau of the Royal Household, Inv. #213
Location
Yogyakarta, Central Java