Java. Painting Sarongs. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
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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...
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...
Full-length studio portrait of a seated figure, his retinue (one holding a ceremonial umbrella), grouped around him on the floor. Image in carte de visite size.
Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated on an armchair with her feet on a footstool, her retinue of servants grouped around her. Image in carte de visite format.