Sarong

Title

Sarong

Creator

Nyonya Oei Kek Liat (born Oey Hwie Nio)

Year/Period

Early 1950s

Region

Solo, Central Java

Object Type

sarongs, waistcloths

Material

cotton (textile), synthetic dye

Technique

dyeing, stitching (generic process)

Dimension

Object size: 106 x 103 cm,
Object size: 107.0 x 103.0 cm

Accession No.

2024-00349

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the family of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

This sarong is decorated with a buketan (bouquet) motif with birds and butterflies. The kepala (head) has four diagonal bands with alternating patterns. It is signed “Nj: Oei Kek Liat SOLO”. It was made by Nyonya Oei Kek Liat (born Oey Hwie Nio), probably in collaboration with her mother, Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing (1895–1966), all of whom were from a family of batik makers who worked in Pekalongan. Oeij is the historical Dutch spelling for Oey, a Chinese Indonesian surname of Hokkien origin.