Formal Court Waist Wrapper (Dodot Alas‑Alasan), ILE2006.4.373

Title Formal Court Waist Wrapper (Dodot Alas‑Alasan)
Culture Surakarta
Geography Java, Indonesia
Date ca. 1900
Medium Cotton; balanced plain weave and hand-drawn batik
Dimensions 150 13/16 × 81 7/8 in. (383 × 208 cm)
Credit Line Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Inv. No. ILE2006.4.373
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This cloth has large birds set into a background of plant tendrils. It is dyed brown, with soga plant dye, and dark blue. The cloth comes from the court (kraton) of Surakarta (also known as Solo). —RB