Javanese Woman Weaving Cloth on a Loom

Kassian Céphas, c. 1867 - c. 1910

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.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2001-17-76
  • Dimensionsheight 158 mm x width 218 mm
  • Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk