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Oei Khing Liem
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)1937

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Vertical printed or embroidered textile panel with a salmon-pink central field scattered with small white flowers and a large cream and blue floral bouquet, surrounded by a lavender-toned border with birds and botanical motifs
Embroidered textile panel with a pink ground densely patterned with flowers, tall grasses, and leaves in blue, orange, cream, and gold, with small birds in flight; coral and blue floral border along top and bottom edges.
Artist or Maker
Oei Khing Liem
Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Pekalongan
Date Made
1937
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes, waxed signature
Dimensions
41 3/4 x 75 5/8 in. (106 x 192.1 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.344
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.