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Njo. Tan Sing Ing
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)circa 1910-circa 1920

Not on view
Horizontal textile with two joined sections: teal ground with coral-red peacocks and daisy motifs on the left, deep crimson ground with tonal repeat of the same design on the right, framed by a narrow floral border
Artist or Maker
Njo. Tan Sing Ing
Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Sidoarjo
Date Made
circa 1910-circa 1920
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, natural and synthetic dyes, waxed signature
Dimensions
Overall: 41 1/2 × 42 3/8 in. (105.41 × 107.63 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.180
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.