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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1224 Subject Textile Workers Name Woodbury and Page

1. Photo 1224/4(41)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(41)
Title:
Java. Painting Sarongs. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Men and women at work in the roadway in front of a house. 'Production of kain batik on K. F.Holle's plantation Waspada near Garut. Traditionally the wax design was carefully applied to the cloth by female workers with a specially designed pen.' (Steven Wachlin, Woodbury and Page (KITLV Press, L...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1874
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1224/4(43)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1224/4(43)
Title:
Java. Painting Sarongs. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Women at work on batik pieces on the verandah of a house. 'Production of kain batik on K .F.Holle's plantation Waspada near Garut. Kain means cloth, while batik refers to a traditional technique of painting textile.' (Steven Wachlin, Woodbury and Page (KITLV Press, Leiden, 1994), p. 98). Photog...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870-1874
Extent:
1 item

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