Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)circa 1930

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Horizontal textile with two sections: a deep purple field with vine-and-flower pattern on the left, and a cream ground with rows of trains, sailing ships, shrimp, and floral motifs on the right

Unknown, Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung), 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, Pekalongan
Date Made: circa 1930
Period: 20th century
Medium: Stamped wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes
Dimensions: 42 1/2 x 71 7/8 in. (108 x 182.6 cm)
Credit Line: Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number: M.91.184.486
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.

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Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)circa 1930

Not on view

Unknown, Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung), 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, Pekalongan
Date Made: circa 1930
Period: 20th century
Medium: Stamped wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes
Dimensions: 42 1/2 x 71 7/8 in. (108 x 182.6 cm)
Credit Line: Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number: M.91.184.486
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.