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Nj. Lie Eng Soen
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang Pagi Sore)circa 1950-circa 1960

Not on view
Horizontal batik textile with a burnt-orange ground, divided into a dense left-side floral pattern and a right-side striped zone with hanging grape and flower motifs, bordered by a repeating oval trim

Nj. Lie Eng Soen, Lie Eng Soen, Woman's Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang Pagi Sore), circa 1950-circa 1960, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Inger McCabe Elliott Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nj. Lie Eng Soen
Artist or Maker
Lie Eng Soen
Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang Pagi Sore)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Kudus
Date Made
circa 1950-circa 1960
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes, waxed signature
Dimensions
42 x 98 1/2 in. (106.7 x 250.1 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.71
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.