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LL/76251
Kassian Cephas
1895 (ca)
A pajoeng from the craton of the Sultan of Yogyakarta

Albumen print, hand-painted
14 x 9.5 cm
 
Universiteit Leiden, Prentenkabinet
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Accession number : 40147
 
(Alan Griffiths, 8 May 2017) A pajoeng, or pajong, is a ceremonial umbrella in the Dutch East Indies used to distinguish between different ranks and a kraton is a Javanese word for a royal palace.
 
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