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Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)circa 1920-circa 1930

Not on view
Horizontal textile panel with cream and crimson-red fields printed with botanical motifs of foxglove, berry clusters, and olive-green leaves, with small blue birds and butterflies, framed by a continuous floral vine border

Unknown, Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung), circa 1920-circa 1930, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Inger McCabe Elliott Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Tegal
Date Made
circa 1920-circa 1930
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, natural dyes
Dimensions
41 3/8 x 86 in. (105 x 218.5 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.97
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.