Waist Wrapper (Sarung), ILE2006.4.351

Title Waist Wrapper (Sarung)
Culture Pekalongan
Geography Java, Indonesia
Date mid- to late 19th century
Medium Cotton; balanced plain weave and hand-drawn batik
Dimensions 79 1/2 × 40 15/16 in. (202 × 104 cm)
Credit Line Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Inv. No. ILE2006.4.351
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The large field (badan) on this textile is filled with squares divided into triangles, emulating patchwork. They are filled with animals (deer, birds, a crab, and a turtle) and flowers. The head (kepala) has white, red, and green triangles filled with plants, as well as squares filled with birds and flowering vases. —RB