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The Wuppertal textiles from what is now
Indonesia come from Eduard von der Heydt, who donated them to the
Städtisches Museum Wuppertal in 1937. The museum bought them from the
art dealer Carel van Lier in Amsterdam. They were originally part of the
curated collection of the German-Jewish banker Georg Tillmann, who lived
who lived in Amsterdam from 1932. Of the 80 textiles that once belonged to him, 68
fabrics from the islands of Java, Sumatra, Timor,
Borneo and Bali in ikat, songket or batik techniques. Most of the
Most of the pieces were created in the late 19th and early 20th century, when
Indonesia was under Dutch colonial rule.
Former object number B 17. Sarong from Java. Fine, densely woven cotton cloth,
cotton fabric, densely woven, decorated all over with batik tulis or batik kombanasi
kombanasi and closed with a hand-finished fell seam to form a tubular skirt.
tubular skirt shape. Unfinished woven edges on the top and bottom
lower edge of the sarong. The number 16 embroidered with warp stitch
number 16 embroidered during the production process.
presumably after 1932-presumably June 1935: Georg
Tillmann (1882-1941), Amsterdam | [...]-presumably June 1935: Kunstzaal
Van Lier by Carel van Lier, Amsterdam; on commission from the aforementioned
June 1935-1964: Eduard Freiherr von der Heydt (1882-1964), Ascona [on loan to the
on loan to the Städtisches Museum Wuppertal, since spring 1937] |
1964-today: Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal; donated by Eduard
Freiherr von der Heydt, Ascona (status:
03.04.2025)
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Shawl, Sumatra, Toba-Batak
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Shawl, Sumatra, Palembang
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Selendang, (shawl), North Sumatra, Karo-Batak
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Shawl, Central Timor / Sawu
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Sarong, Sumatra, Lampung
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Shawl, Pekalongan (?)
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Blanket, Borneo
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Shoulder or headscarf, Minangkabau
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Iket (headscarf), Java
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Shoulder scarf, Sulawesi
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