Kain Panjang (Hip Wrapper)
1925–1975
- Medium
- Cotton, plain weave; hand-drawn wax resist dyed (batik tulis)
- Dimensions
- 235 × 107 cm (92 1/2 × 42 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
cotton (textile)stripesbutterfliesbotanicalfloralwax resist dyeing (batik)javaneseclothinggarmentweaving - printedindonesianTextileplain weaving
About
During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, which lasted from 1942 to 1945, workshops run by Chinese-Javanese (Peranakan) owners developed a new style that added a profusion of floral motifs to the already popular "morning-late afternoon" pattern type. Patterns were organized into two distinct zones—one based on vertical line, the other on diagonal—so that the garment could be rewrapped to show a different pattern suitable for evening wear.