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Pesisir Batik (Lasem)

Indonesia, Java, North Coast, Lasem
Woman’s Hip Wrapper (Kain Panjang Kepala Tumpal, Kain Sisihan, Kain Prada), circa 1900
Textile, Hand-drawn wax resist (batik) on machine-woven cotton, natural dyes and applied gold leaf, 40 3/8 x 102 in. (102.5 x 259 cm)
Inger McCabe Elliott Collection (M.91.184.339)/329

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