This textile has rows of eight large zigzags on a white ground. The zigzag bands are filled with rows of mythical animals, small insects, pomegranates, and stripes. The coloring of the designs is mostly red and black. The head (kepala) has white triangles filled with fine floral tendrils on a black ground. This ground is decorated with individual stars and insects. —RB
Waist Wrapper (Sarung), ILE2006.4.348
| Title | Waist Wrapper (Sarung) |
| Culture | Cirebon |
| Geography | Java, Indonesia |
| Date | 19th century |
| Medium | Cotton; balanced plain weave and hand-drawn batik |
| Dimensions | 100 × 40 15/16 in. (254 × 104 cm) |
| Credit Line | Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 |
| Inv. No. | ILE2006.4.348 |