COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2000.28
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CMA_.2000.28
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Textiles
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Textiles
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
India, Coromandel Coast, mid-18th Century
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India, Coromandel Coast, mid-18th Century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Oversize Hip Wrapper (tapis)
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Oversize Hip Wrapper (tapis)
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
mid-1700s
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mid-1700s
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1745
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1745
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1755
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1755
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
cotton; plain weave; drawn resist, painted mordants, dyed
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cotton; plain weave; drawn resist, painted mordants, dyed
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
Coromandel Coast
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Coromandel Coast
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 122cm
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Overall: 122cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
2000.28
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2000.28
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Made for export to Indonesia; collected by vendor in South Sumatra, Indonesia
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Made for export to Indonesia; collected by vendor in South Sumatra, Indonesia
Provenance
false
Context:
This colorful, elegantly-patterned cloth (displayed folded in half) was made in India for export to Indonesia in the East-West spice trade of the Dutch United East India Company. On the island of Sumatra such cloths, worn by both men and women, acquired ceremonial status, sometimes with magical and religious connotations. The pattern influenced local textile production, especially the heading at each end with triangles (kepala) on the deep red ground.The rich colors were a renowned hallmark of Indian cotton textiles, which were coveted in Europe and in the East. The Indian expertise in mordant patterning and dyeing was based on centuries of experience that foreigners sought in vain to duplicate. In 1734 a Frenchman, M. de Beaulieu, documented eleven stages of the labor-intensive process. It included applications of mordants (chemicals that fix dyes), which reacted in dye baths to produce specific colors; wax to keep desired areas white and dyed areas protected in subsequent dye baths; and bleaching in dung baths to lighten the ground.
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This colorful, elegantly-patterned cloth (displayed folded in half) was made in India for export to Indonesia in the East-West spice trade of the Dutch United East India Company. On the island of Sumatra such cloths, worn by both men and women, acquired ceremonial status, sometimes with magical and religious connotations. The pattern influenced local textile production, especially the heading at each end with triangles (kepala) on the deep red ground.The rich colors were a renowned hallmark of Indian cotton textiles, which were coveted in Europe and in the East. The Indian expertise in mordant patterning and dyeing was based on centuries of experience that foreigners sought in vain to duplicate. In 1734 a Frenchman, M. de Beaulieu, documented eleven stages of the labor-intensive process. It included applications of mordants (chemicals that fix dyes), which reacted in dye baths to produce specific colors; wax to keep desired areas white and dyed areas protected in subsequent dye baths; and bleaching in dung baths to lighten the ground.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2000.28.tif
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CMA_.2000.28.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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