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Woman's Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang)circa 1970

Not on view
Horizontal embroidered textile panel on a teal ground with an allover repeating pattern of ogival compartments containing symmetrical flowering trees and outspread birds in coral, pink, gold, and olive green

Unknown, Woman's Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang), circa 1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Inger McCabe Elliott Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Pekalongan
Date Made
circa 1970
Medium
Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes
Dimensions
41 x 89 1/2 in. (104.14 x 227.33 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.81
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.