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Haji Ehsan
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)circa 1930-circa 1940

Not on view
Printed textile panel with a deep red center field showing a large grapevine arrangement in pink and cream, flanked by cobalt-blue borders printed with playing cards and blue birds
Printed textile with deep blue ground, featuring a repeating pattern of cream-colored playing cards fanned in groups, interspersed with blue birds and floral sprigs in rust and blue. Red scalloped floral border at top and bottom edges.

Haji Ehsan, Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung), circa 1930-circa 1940, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Inger McCabe Elliott Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Haji Ehsan
Indonesia, Java, active early-mid-20th century
Title
Woman's Hip Wrapper (Sarung)
Place Made
Indonesia, Java, Pekalongan
Date Made
circa 1930-circa 1940
Medium
Stamped wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, synthetic dyes, stamped signature
Dimensions
41 1/2 x 74 3/8 in. (105.4 x 188.9 cm)
Credit Line
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection
Accession Number
M.91.184.558
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.