Title
Batik sarong
Year/Period
Mid-20th century
Region
Indonesia, Java
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 92.0 x 107.0 cm,
Object size: 91.5 x 106.3 cm
Object size: 91.5 x 106.3 cm
Accession No.
2023-01351
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs Rose Wong in memory of her parents Mr and Mrs Khoo Soo Beow
This blue and white batik sarong would have been worn by its Peranakan Chinese owner during periods of mourning, matched with an open jacket known as a kebaya. Peranakan ladies wore batik skirtcloths of two formats: a tubeskirt (kain sarong) or skirtcloth (kain panjang). Sombre colours of black, blue and green were considered appropriate for the traditional 3 year mourning period. As the mourning period progressed the colours of the sarong and kebaya worn changed from black to blue to green.
