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Batik
Lower body wrapper (kain panjang)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th to early 20th century
Object Place: Java (Central); Object Place: Java, Indonesia, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain-weave ground, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
L x W: 254 x 107 cm (100 x 42 1/8 in. )
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1284
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's or woman's rectangular cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain panjang) with an overall pattern of five rows of fish medallions in blue, gray and white on a gray ground, a design possibly inspired by Chinese ceramics.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift to the MFA, Boston May 4, 1911