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Cotton tunic by Asmoro with mythical animals, fishes and the symbol for long life
White baju kurung with blue print. A baju is a tunic or jacket without a collar, with a split at the front of the neck. The word is derived from the Persian bazu, meaning shoulder garment.\On the front, a large Chinese dragon is depicted. \In Chinese folk art, decorations always have a meaning: the phoenix represents long life, while a kilin stands for prosperity. The kilin, dragon and phoenix are…
Type of item
- Baju kurung
- Tunic
Date
- ca. 1976
- 1976~
Medium
- Material: cotton
- cotton (fiber)
- Cotton
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Creation date
- 1971/1981
Places
- Pekalongan (regentschap)
Provenance
- Aankoop
- 1996-11-01
Identifier
- TM-5663-1072
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/169033
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- http://thesaurus.europeanafashion.eu/thesaurus/10588
- wax
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z