Skirt cloth (kain panjang)

Title
Skirt cloth (kain panjang)
Year/Period
early 20th century
Region
Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 107.5 x 252.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-00875
Collection of

This red-and-blue skirt cloth, also known as kain panjang, is decorated with repeated scenes of two swans landing peacefully on a calm pond interspersd with long stems of flowering plants. This skirt cloth would have been worn with an open jacket with V-shaped lapels known as the kebaya.