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Iket (headscarf), Java

The Wuppertal textiles from what is now Indonesia came from Eduard von der Heydt, who gave 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 in Amsterdam from 1932. Of the original 80 textiles, 68 have survived to this day, including fabrics from the islands of Java, Sumatra, Timor, Borneo and Bali in ikat, songket or batik techniques. Most of the pieces were created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when what is now Indonesia was under Dutch colonial rule. Former object number B 31. Headscarf (iket) for men that was worn in various ways. Square scarf made of tightly woven, plain-weave cotton fabric. Diamond-shaped blue-brown pattern applied to a beige background using a hand-painted wax reserve technique - batik tulis - after the cloth was finished. Unfinished selvedges on both sides, the other two side edges are finished by hand with a very narrow hem.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Textilien
Dimensions
Height: 106 cm
Width: 106 cm
Weight: 121 g
Material/Technique
Batik, Cotton, Weaving art
Object genre
Non-European art
Current location
Von der Heydt-Museum
Inventory number
A 2024/65

Provenance and sources

Provenance
presumably after 1932-presumably June 1935: Georg Tillmann (1882-1941), Amsterdam | [...]-presumably June 1935: Kunstzaal Van Lier by Carel van Lier, Amsterdam. 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 Städtisches Museum Wuppertal, since spring 1937] | 1964-today: Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal; donation by Eduard Freiherr von der Heydt, Ascona (as at: 03.04.2025)

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