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Sarong

Unknown artist, early 1900s

1.97 m × 1.07 m

Almost as tall as a doorway. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.07 m
Width: 1.97 m
Medium: batik; cotton
Kind: Textile
Made in: Indonesia, Java, North Coast, Indramaju ?, early 20th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 196.9 x 106.7 cm (77 1/2 x 42 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.07 m × 1.97 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. James J. Tracy

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.97 m × 1.07 m. Almost as tall as a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made early 1900s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of Mrs. James J. Tracy.
How was it made?: Batik; cotton, made in Indonesia, Java, North Coast, Indramaju ?, early 20th century, Indonesia, Java, North Coast, Indramaju ?, early 20th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.