| Description | Java women and girls. 4 b/w photographs of girls or women from Java. First photo (a) shows 2 girls sitting cross legged on a low divan. 1 girl sits behind the other so she can either fix the other girl's hair or give a head massage. They are both wearing patterned sleeveless bandeau style tops and long skirts. Underneath is written in pen "Java girls". The seond photo (b) shows a young girl perched on the edge of a western chair staring straight ahead of her. She is wearing the traditional costume of sleeveless, bandeau style top with a long skirt in a different pattern. Underneath is written in pen "Java girl". The third photo (c) depicts a slightly older woman preparing cloth for dyeing. The woman sits cross legged on a very low stool, holding a dye brush in her right hand. in front of a frame containing the material to be dyed. She is wearing a three-quarter length sleeved blouse and long skirt. Underneath is written in pen "Preparing a cloth for dyeing, Java". The last photo (d) shows a three quarter length view of a girl standing in front of a wicker or bamboo screen with her head turned slightly to the left (our right). She is wearing a long sleeved blouse with a scarf draped over her shoulders.
Notes: 7.5 x 6 cm (a & b), 5.5 x 7 cm (c) &n 7 x 6 cm (d) on paper 29 x 21 cm.
Place: Java |