Women wearing traditional clothing, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1948.
Title
Women wearing traditional clothing , Jakarta , Indonesia , 1948 .
Creator
Rodger (photographer)
Description
The Indonesian "national dress " has remained almost unchanged for centuries , the costume varying slightly from one area to another , but based upon the batik sarong which is worn by moth men and women . The length of the batik varies between six and eight feet , determined by the waist measurements of the wearer . Shown here are three popular designs of the batiks worn in the traditional style . The women model batiks from Djokjakarta , Solo and Northern Java .
Subject
Women Employees Buildings Batiks Textile industry Textiles Textile art
Volume Number
144
Tab Heading
Patterns
Location Depicted
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Country
Java
Region
Asia
Date Original
1953-09
Object Type
Safety film negatives
Source
35mm. b&w safety film negative. Item no. SONJ 77776 M-1 in the Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection, University of Louisville photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Standard Oil (New Jersey) Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sonj/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
77776 M-1
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