The main field of this textile has large blue tendrils and scrolls. Each scroll is filled with a single animal. There are birds, fish, butterflies, and quadrupeds. The bottom edge has a wavy blue border filled with plants. The head (kepala) of the cloth is filled with light blue, white, and red triangles and rectangles arranged in a patchwork pattern. —RB
Waist Wrapper (Sarung), ILE2006.4.345
| Title | Waist Wrapper (Sarung) |
| Culture | Lasem |
| Geography | Java, Indonesia |
| Date | ca. 1910 |
| Medium | Cotton; balanced plain weave and hand-drawn batik |
| Dimensions | 78 3/8 × 40 15/16 in. (199 × 104 cm) |
| Credit Line | Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 |
| Inv. No. | ILE2006.4.345 |