Works

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Japan

Short sword (wakizashi) and mount, scabbard with rayskin and plaited silk cover

c.1780

iron, lacquered wood, shakudo, gold, rayskin and plaited silk

Accession no: 863A44
Mortimer Menpes 1855 – 1938

Shot Tower

1915-16

drypoint, plate tone on paper

Accession no: 20094G51
Mortimer Menpes 1855 – 1938

Shot Tower

1915-16

drypoint, plate tone on paper

Accession no: 20133PP419
Indonesia, South Sumatra

Shoulder cloth (kain limar songket), with pattern inspired by imported textile

1880-1920

silk and gold thread, natural dyes, weft ikat, supplementary-weft weave

Accession no: 747A135
Indonesia, South Sumatra

Shoulder cloth (kain limar), with repeat bands and deltoid (tumpal) end panel

1800-50 or earlier

hand-spun silk and metallic threads, natural dyes, weft ikat, continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft

Accession no: 20193A62
Indonesia, South Sumatra

Shoulder cloth (lawan prada)

1890-1910

silk with dye, gold leaf, tie-resist dye and fixative applied decoration

Accession no: 20113A5
Indonesia, Central Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang) or baby carrier (gendongan), with bird, flower and chinoiserie motifs cartouche

1900-40

cotton, dye, tulis hand batik

Accession no: 20004A103
Indonesia, East Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang) or baby carrier (gendongan), with birds and other creatures, 'creeping vines' (lung-lungan) motif

1970-1990

hand woven cotton, dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A167
Indonesia, East Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang) or baby carrier (gendongan), with checked plaid motif

1970-90

cotton, dye, lurik weave with tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A144
Indonesia, Central Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang) or baby carrier (gendongan), with 'drizzling rain' (udan liris) motif

1900-50

cotton, dyes, hand batik

Accession no: 7712A92
Indonesia, Central Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang) or baby carrier (gendongan), with phoenix (lok chan), qilin, deer and other zoomorphic motifs

c.1900

cotton, dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A104
Indonesia, West Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang) or baby carrier (gendongan), with 'single garuda wing' (lar) in rhombic geometric (ceplokan) motif

1900-40

cotton, dyes, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A105
India

Shoulder cloth (selendang) or head cloth (kudhung), with flower repeat motif

1900-40

silk, dye, metallic thread, supplementary weft weave

Accession no: 796A11
Shoulder cloth (selendang) or wrap cloth (kain panjang), with quatrefoil geometic (ceplokan) motif

1900-40

cotton, dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A106
Indonesia, Central or West Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang), with 'creeping vines' (lung-lungan)

1915-1925

cotton, dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A164
Shoulder cloth (selendang), with 'creeping vines' (lung-lungan) and Arabic calligraphy in border catouche, ric-a-rac trim on end panels

1900-40

cotton, dyes, cap hand print batik or mechanical print

Accession no: 20004A124
Indonesia, West Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang), with 'double garuda wings' (sawat) and 'growth of life' (semen) motif

1920-1940

cotton, natural dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A163
Indonesia, Central or West Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang), with floral 'creeping vines' (lung-lungan) motif, deltoid (tumpal) end panels

1925-1935

cotton, dye, hand batik

Accession no: 20004A158
Indonesia, West Java

Shoulder cloth (selendang), with phoenix (lok chan) and flowers

1900-50

silk and dyes, hand batik

Accession no: 769A28
Shoulder cloth (selendang), with quatrefoil geometric (ceplokan) motif

1900-40

cotton, dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A108
Shoulder cloth (selendang), with rhombic geometric (ceplokan) motif

1900-40

cotton, dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A112
Shoulder cloth (selendang), with rhombic lattice geometric (ceplokan) motif, deltoid (tumpal) end panels

1900-40

cotton, dye, tulis hand drawn batik

Accession no: 20004A111
Indonesia, North Sumatra

Shoulder or hip cloth (rantang tolang, rungga tolang, or bauran)

1861-1921

handspun cotton, natural dyes, beads, plain and supplementary weft weave, weft-twined and beaded, twisted fringes, two panels joined by hand-stitching

Accession no: 20103A15
Lyn Tune 1949

Shoulder piece

1981

plastic, leather, stainless steel

Accession no: 845A16A
Indonesia or Malaysia

Shoulder scarf (selendang), with alternating bands

1900-50

silk, dyes, gold metallic thread, supplementary weft weave

Accession no: 796A14