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Batik
Lower body wrapper (kain sarong)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Pekalongan (?), Java, Indonesia, North coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
106 x 206 cm (41 3/4 x 81 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1313
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's or woman's cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain sarong) with an overall design in the central field (badan) of floral and leaf motifs in red, black and natural ecru on a dark blue ground. On one end is a red panel (kepala) with a floral design in blue and natural ecru. Across the top and bottom of the garment and on each side of the panel are scalloped borders of natural ecru decorated with red, light and dark blue. This piece has been sewn together to form a tube.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on May 4, 1911