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Batik
Lower body wrapper (kain sarong)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
20th century
Object Place: Pekalongan (?), Java, Indonesia, North coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton, dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
106.0 x 212.0 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Grafton D. Dorsey
Accession Number45.238
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's or woman's rectangular cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain sarong) with overall design in the central field (badan) of flowers and birds on a diagonal latticework in brown and light blue on a natural ecru ground and a deep band (kepala) with scalloped edges and floral motif with birds and butterflies in light blue, tan and natural ecru on a dark brown ground. There is a scalloped floral border along one edge and a narrow, straight border with a repeating leaf motif along the other.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. Grafton D. Dorsey to the MFA on April 12, 1945