Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung Dlorong Buketan)

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Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung Dlorong Buketan)

Indonesia, Java, Pekalongan, circa 1915
Costumes; principal attire (lower body)
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes, stamped signature
37 3/8 x 42 in. (94.93 x 106.68 cm)
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection (M.91.184.187)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Heringa, Rens and Veldhuisen, Harmen.  Fabric of Enchantment: Batik from the North Coast of Java.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Weatherhill, Inc., 1996.