The head (kepala) of this textile has blue and light brown triangles filled with plants and birds, on a deep purple ground. The wide fields (badan) have red and brown flowers, tendrils, and birds on a light brown ground. —RB
Waist Wrapper (Sarung), ILE2006.4.352
| Title | Waist Wrapper (Sarung) |
| Culture | Lasem |
| Geography | Java, Indonesia |
| Date | ca. 1880 |
| Medium | Cotton; balanced plain weave and hand-drawn batik |
| Dimensions | 73 1/4 × 41 5/16 in. (186 × 105 cm) |
| Credit Line | Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 |
| Inv. No. | ILE2006.4.352 |