Sarong

Title

Sarong

Creator

Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing

Year/Period

1936–39

Region

Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia

Object Type

sarongs, waistcloths

Material

cotton (textile), synthetic dye

Technique

dyeing, machine sewing (technique)

Dimension

Object size: 105.2 x 96.0 cm

Accession No.

2024-00363

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) design. The kepala (head) has a series of diagonal bands with alternating colours and floral patterns. It is signed “Nj: Oeij Kok Sing”. Oeij is the historical Dutch spelling for Oey, a Chinese Indonesian surname of Hokkien origin.Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing was a second-generation batik maker in Pekalongan. She began to produce high quality batiks in the 1920s. Her batiks from the 1930s reveal great technical virtuosity and a creative use of colour, made possible by synthetic dyes from Europe. After the Second World War, her daughter Jane Hendromartono (1924–1988) took over the family batik business.