Javanese Collection

Indonesian Dancers
Two royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style

Indonesian Dancer
A Javanese dancer performing the female style in a seated pose. The use of the wrists and scarf are characteristic of this style

Indonesia - Java - Bandung - City Centre Cinema. Date: circa 1950s

Wayang puppet theatre and Gamelan Orchestra - Java
Wayang - Javanese puppet theatre (sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang). Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java (now Indonesia)

Indonesian Dancer
A Javanese dancer in a sculpturesque pose which shows the relation of this style with ancient Hindu reliefs. The scarf is used to accentuate the movement

Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928
Vera Mirova, who specialises in authentic oriental (from Burma, Java, Japan and East India) dances, in her snake dance, 1928 which she was performing in New York Date: 1928

Java, Indonesia - Batavia - A backstreet canal Date: circa 1930s

Bird seller, Java

Java Bird seller probably 1920s

Javanese Masquer

Emperor of Surakarta, Java

A Masquer, Java - pre-1900

Emperor of Surakarta, Java - pre-1900

32nd child of the Emperor of Surakarta, Java - pre-1900

32nd child of Emperor of Surakarta, Java

Javanese actor

Empress of Surakarta, Java

An actor in Java - pre-1900

Empress of Surakarta, Java - pre-1900

Javanese Bride and Bridegroom - pre-1900

Javanese bride and bridegroom

Field Officer, Java

Field Officer, Javanese Army - pre-1900

Eastern musicians on Columbia record sleeve
Javanese or Indonesian musicians on Columbia 78rpm record sleeve Date: early 20th century

The Javanese dancer Mas Madje-Djawa performing in France and Belgium, 1931 Date: 1931

Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest. He carries a kris in his girdle

Javanese chief in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris
Javanese chief, Indonesia, in ordinary dress wearing a sarong with kris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature

Natives of Java, Indonesia, in ordinary dress
Natives of Java, Javanese, Indonesia, in ordinary dress. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Court dress of Java, Indonesia. He wears tchelana drawers and a djarit or dorot sarong with kris sword at the waist. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a painting by William Daniell

Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle, sanglang and kotang vests and sikapan jacket. Three kris swords in his girdle

Javanese acanthephippium orchid, Acanthephippium javanicum (Javanese acanthophippium, Acanthophippium javanicum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss

Scrap, Rongging or Dancing Girl of Java. 19th century

Scrap, Natives of Java. 19th century

Scrap, Javanese Mantri. 19th century

Javanese Postman
A Javanese postman travels from village to village on horseback Date: circa 1900

Java, Indonesia - Ploughing with a team of oxen. Date: circa 1930s

Java, Indonesia - Small shelters on the riverbank Date: circa 1930s

Java, Indonesia - remarkable bridge. Date: circa 1930s

Java, Indonesia - public park with fountain. Date: circa 1930s

Mount Bromo, Tengger massif, Sand Sea, East Java, Indonesia. Date: 1910s

Wilhelmina Tower at Surabaya, Java, Indonesia
Wilhemina Tower at Surabaya, Java, Indonesia (then the Dutch East Indies). Wilhelmina (1880-1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. Date: 1903

Indonesia - Java - Young girl puts on sarong
Indonesia - Java - Young girl puts on a sarong with a fine batik print. Date: circa 1910s

Surabaya, Java - Indonesia - Street Scene Date: circa 1910s

Javanese Dancer performing Srikandi Larasati dance
Young Javanese Dancer performing traditional Srikandi Larasati dance. Date: circa 1908

The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De Ko
Nicols Pieneman (1809-1860). Dutch painter. The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De Kock, c. 1830-1835, Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

Chinese fiddles and Thai woodwind instruments.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique, Adam and Charles Black

Javanese Actors
Actors and Actresses from Java, wearing traditional headwear. Date: circa 1880

Five Javanese court officials, c. 1820-1870. Anonymous. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

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