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Lie Sian Kwi
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung Kelengan)circa 1930

Not on view
Printed textile panel in cornflower blue and periwinkle on cream, with a dense floral border on the left and clusters of bluebell plants across the main field

Lie Sian Kwi, Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung Kelengan), circa 1930, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Inger McCabe Elliott Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Lie Sian Kwi
Indonesia, Java, Tegal, active circa 1930
Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung Kelengan)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Pekalongan
Date Made
circa 1930
Period
20th century
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes, waxed signature
Dimensions
42 1/8 x 79 7/8 in. (107 x 203 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.99
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.