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Three Javanese women drawing batik patterns
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This photograph has been carefully staged. Three women draw motifs on cotton fabric using molten wax. The wax is heated in a metal pan on a brazier. When the fabric is dyed, the wax motifs remain colour-free. Then the wax is melted away and the pattern emerges.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDrie Javaanse vrouwen tekenen batik motieven. c. 1867 - c. 1910. Kassian Céphas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
