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Batik
Lower body wrapper (kain sarong)
Batik
Indonesian (Javanese)
Dutch colonial rule
late 19th century
Object Place: Java, Indonesia, Central
Medium/Technique
Cotton, natural dyes; plain weave, stamp(cap) wax-resist dyed (batik)
Dimensions
107 x 210 cm (42 1/8 x 82 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Greely Loring
Accession Number93.1452
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionMan's or woman's rectangular cotton batik lower body wrapper (kain sarong) with an overall repeating pattern of stylized floral arrangements on narrow bands of wavy lines in dark blue and brown on a natural ecru ground; border with interlocking triangles (tumpal) in blue and brown.
ProvenanceGift of Charles Greely Loring to MFA in October 1893