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
Dimensions
L x W: 254 x 107 cm (100 x 42 1/8 in. )
Accession Number
11.1284
Medium or Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain-weave ground, hand-drawn (tulis) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Not On View
Collections
Asia, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Man’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.
Provenance
Denman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift to the MFA, Boston May 4, 1911
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection