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Javanese batik textile accented with gilding; in the Royal Tropical Institute Museum, Amsterdam.

Women seated in a workshop handcrafting batik cloth, using wax and dye on fabric, at Laweyan Batik Village in Surakarta, Java, Indonesia.

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Topics

Southeast Asian arts Decorative art tapestry appliqué Bark painting Kirikane Jamdani tatting toile de Jouy Qalamkari textile tie-dyeing macramé

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Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler

German artist