The Textile Museum () is a museum in
Palmerah
Palmerah is a district (''kecamatan'') of West Jakarta Administrative City, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacifi ...
,
West Jakarta
West Jakarta (; ), abbreviated as Jakbar, is one of the five administrative cities of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. West Jakarta is not self-governed and does not have a city council, hence it is not classified as a proper mu ...
, Indonesia. The museum houses a collection of textiles from various islands in Indonesia.
History
The Textile Museum building was constructed in the early 19th century. Initially it was a private house of a Frenchman. The building was later sold to Abdul Aziz Al Mussawi al Musa Khadim, a Turkish consul for
Batavia. In 1942, the building was sold again to Karel Cristian Cruq.
The building had been used as the headquarters of ''Barisan Keamanan Rakyat'' ("Front of People's Safety") during the
struggle for independence period. In 1947 it was owned by Lie Sion Phin who rented it to the Department of Social Affairs which modified it into an institution for elderly people. Afterwards the building was handed over to the city's government.
On July 28, 1976, it was inaugurated as the Textile Museum by Madame
Tien Soeharto.
Collections
The textile museum exhibits many kinds of Indonesian traditional weaving such as
Javanese batik
Batik is a dyeing technique using wax Resist dyeing, resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyein ...
,
Batak
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian peoples, Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo people ( ...
ulos, and
ikat. There are also displays of traditional weaving instruments and equipment for textile production.
See also
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Colonial architecture of Indonesia
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Indonesian Heritage Society
References
External links
Museums in Jakarta
Textile museums
Museums established in 1978
1978 establishments in Indonesia
Colonial architecture in Jakarta
Art museums and galleries in Indonesia
Cultural Properties of Indonesia in Jakarta
West Jakarta
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