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Javanese woman at a loom
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Javanese woman at a loom

Kassian Céphas · c. 1867 - c. 1910 · albumen print; cardboard; paper; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Photographs of traditional crafts were popular with European visitors to Asia. The sultan of Yogyakarta’s court supported many traditional cotton and silk weavers. This young woman uses a backstrap loom, keeping tension on the warp threads by leaning her back against a wooden beam.

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Credit lineJavaanse vrouw aan een weefgetouw. c. 1867 - c. 1910. Kassian Céphas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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