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Batik
Lower body wrapper (kain sarong)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese) for Western export
Dutch colonial rule
1900 to 1925
Object Place: Java, Indonesia, North Coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton, dyes; plain weave, stamped (cap) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
189 x 104 cm (74 7/16 x 40 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Franz Aigner
Accession Number1972.1062
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's or woman's rectangular cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain sarong) with an overall design in the central field (badan) of a diagonal latticework filled with small hearts and crosses in tan and natural ecru on a dark blue ground and a deep band (kepala) with interlocking triangles (tumpal design) and scrolling floral motifs in dark blue and tan on a natural ecru ground.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Franz Aigner to the MFA on December 13, 1972