JAVANESE BATIK the collection Rudolf G. Smend, Cologne, Germany
24 September - 30 December 2006
Deutsches Textilmuseum Krefeld www.krefeld.de

fig.: Hüfttuch mit Patchwork-Muster, Surakarta, Zentraljava, 1930 - 1935

The Museum Krefeld has acquired now an exclusive piece of Javanese batik which was first in the 1870ies in Dutch ownership. The "tambal"-batik with patchwork pattern shows a gold print (=tambal). more culture >>>