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Blue and white (kelangan) sarong

Title

Year/Period

1900 - 1920

Region

North Coast of Java

Material

Cotton (drawn batik)

Technique

Drawn batik

Dimension

Object size: 105.5 x 100.3 cm

Accession No.

2015-02122

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

This colour combination of blue and white batik sarong is known as kelengan. The front panel of the sarong is decorated with diagonal strips of blue and darker blue, filled with flowers and leaves. The body of the cloth is decorated by large flowers and birds perched on branches. Batik sarongs were worn by Peranakan Chinese in the Strait Settlements and Indonesia as a skirt to accompany a top known as a kebaya.