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Lower body wrapper (kain panjang)
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Java, Indonesia, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, hand-drawn (tulis) wax-resist (batik)
Dimensions
108 x 275 cm (42 1/2 x 108 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1296
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's or woman's rectangular cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain panjang) with an overall design of alternating bands of diagonal "broken knife" motifs (parang rusak) and bands of small diamonds in brown and dark blue on a natural ecru ground.
The parang design is one of the "forbidden" patterns originally restricted to use by the aristocracy at court.
The parang design is one of the "forbidden" patterns originally restricted to use by the aristocracy at court.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on May 4, 1911