Indigenous Australian and Indonesian Batik Textile Collection

This collection features batik textiles produced during the 20th century by Australian Indigenous artists from Utopia, Ernabella and Tiwi islands. It also features an extensive range of early 20th century batik in classic styles, predominantly from Java, Indonesia including classic styles of Pekolongan, Ceribon, Indramayu, Tuban, Yogyakarta and Solo batik. The collection also includes batik tools and a series of works-in-progress documenting the batik process. Additional examples of batik textiles from Jambi, Sumatra are also included.

本馆藏涵盖来自乌托邦（Utopia）、埃纳贝拉（Ernabella）和提维群岛（Tiwi Islands）的澳大利亚原住民艺术家于20世纪创作的蜡染（Batik）织物。此外，馆藏还囊括品类丰富的20世纪初经典风格蜡染织物，绝大多数产自印度尼西亚爪哇岛，涵盖佩科洛贡（Pekolongan）、井里汶（Ceribon）、印德拉马尤（Indramayu）、图班（Tuban）、日惹（Yogyakarta）及梭罗（Solo）等地的经典蜡染风格。本馆藏同时收录蜡染制作工具，以及一系列记录蜡染制作流程的创作半成品实例。此外，馆藏还补充收录了来自苏门答腊占碑（Jambi）的蜡染织物样本。