Silk textiles from the port town Gresik were produced in commercial workshops run by members of the South Indian community. The cloths were called cinden, referring to their relationship to Indian silk . The patterning on this textiles is particularly fine, with very precisely tied weft ikat. —RB
Waist Wrapper (Sarung Cinden), ILE2006.4.379
| Title | Waist Wrapper (Sarung Cinden) |
| Culture | Gresik |
| Geography | Java, Indonesia |
| Date | ca. 1825 or earlier |
| Medium | Silk and gold thread; weft-faced plain weave, weft ikat, and supplementary weft |
| Dimensions | 122 1/16 × 39 in. (310 × 99 cm) |
| Credit Line | Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971 |
| Inv. No. | ILE2006.4.379 |