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Long Cloth, Kain Tulis Batik Arab
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Long Cloth, Kain Tulis Batik Arab

Date19th/early 20th century
Mediumcotton, hand-drawn batik
DimensionsTextile: 208 × 86 cm (81 7/8 × 33 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Thomas Murray in honor of Textile Conservators
Object number2024.222
DescriptionCartouches of exceptional vigor, the calligraphy comes alive with great use of the six-pointed star known in Arabic as Najmat Dawuud, "The Star of David."
ProvenanceHadji Baharudin, Bali, 1995
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