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Sarong

Unknown artist, 1800s

2.77 m × 1.13 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.6 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.13 m
Width: 2.77 m
Medium: batik and applied gold, cotton
Kind: Textile
Made in: Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th 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: 276.8 x 113 cm (109 x 44 1/2 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.13 m × 2.77 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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

How big is it?: 2.77 m × 1.13 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1800s. 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: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund.
How was it made?: Batik and applied gold, cotton, made in Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th century, Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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