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Lower body wrapper (kain sarong)
Indonesia (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Java, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Cotton, plain weave, stamp (cap) wax resist-dyed (batik)
Dimensions
99 x 193 cm (39 x 76 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1281
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's or woman's rectangular cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain sarong) with a design of diagonal bands of stylized oval motifs (kawung) in brown, bright yellow, and red in the central field (badan) and a design of conventional flowers in yellow, brown, and red on one end (kepala).
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on May 4, 1911