21.5.08

Unknown Motif (Bogas Pakis?)















Pattern/Motif Name: Unknown (Possibly Bogas Pakis)
Design Format: Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang) with undyed borders on the narrow ends only.
Provenance: Java, Surakarta
Maker: Nyai Bei Mardusari
Technique: Hand-drawn wax resist on machine-woven cotton
Dyeing Methods: Natural Dyes, vegetable reddish-brown soga
Dimension: 2.5m x 1.1m


I asked several people who understand batik about this motif. Unfortunately, none of them had any insight on this motif.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I think the motif name is "PEKSI KURUNG" by the late Nyai Bei Mardusari from Mangkunegaran