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Slendang (Shoulder Cloth)

Unknown artist, 1800s-early 1900s

73 cm × 2.84 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.7 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.84 m
Width: 73 cm
Medium: tabby weave, batik; silk
Kind: Textile
Made in: Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th - 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: 284.4 x 55.9 cm (111 15/16 x 22 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 56 cm × 2.84 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Sundry Purchase Fund

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

How big is it?: 73 cm × 2.84 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-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: Sundry Purchase Fund.
How was it made?: Tabby weave, batik; silk, made in Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th - early 20th century, Indonesia, Java, North Coast, 19th - 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.

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