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Batik
Lower body wrapper (kain sarong)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
early 20th century
Object Place: Pakalongan (?), Java, Indonesia, North coast
Medium/Technique
Cotton, dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
105.0 x 198.0 cm
Credit Line
Gift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham
Accession Number43.12
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's or woman's rectangular cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain sarong) with overall design in the main field (badan) of the "broken knife" (parang) pattern in diagonal bands of alternating blue and natural ecru ground with scattered floral motifs in light brown, blue and natural ecru. There is a deep band (kepala) of scrolling floral motifs on alternating bands of blue and light brown ground.
ProvenanceGift of the Honorable George Holden Tinkham to the MFA on Janurary 14, 1943