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Javanese Woman Weaving Cloth on a Loom

Kassian Cephasca. 1867 - ca. 1910

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

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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  • Title: Javanese Woman Weaving Cloth on a Loom
  • Creator: Céphas, Kassian
  • Date Created: ca. 1867 - ca. 1910
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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