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Oei Khing Liem
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung Dlorong Buketan)circa 1915

Not on view
Printed textile with two halves: a salmon pink field with scattered botanical and heron motifs on the left, and bold diagonal red and cream stripes densely filled with multicolor floral prints on the right
Woven or printed textile panel with salmon-pink ground, depicting hanging wisteria clusters in blue and red, wading herons among marsh grasses, water lilies on a pond, and flying birds, with a floral border at the bottom and a dark green striped border at the top.
Artist or Maker
Oei Khing Liem
Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung Dlorong Buketan)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Pekalongan
Date Made
circa 1915
Period
20th century
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes, stamped signature
Dimensions
37 3/8 x 42 in. (94.93 x 106.68 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.187
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.