Sarong

Title

Sarong

Creator

Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing

Year/Period

Around 1929–30

Region

Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia

Object Type

sarongs, waistcloths

Material

cotton (textile), synthetic dye

Technique

dyeing, stitching (generic process)

Dimension

Object size: 105.0 x 97.0 cm

Accession No.

2024-00371

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the family of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee

The badan (body) of this sarong is decorated with a buketan (bouquet) motif, set against a red background and within floral borders. The kepala (head) features diagonal bands with alternating floral designs. It is signed “Njonjah / Oeij Kok Sing”. Njonjah and Oeij are the historical Dutch spellings for Nyonya and 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.