Sarong

Title

Sarong

Creator

Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing

Year/Period

1939

Region

Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia

Object Type

sarongs, waistcloths

Material

cotton (textile), synthetic dye

Technique

dyeing, stitching (generic process)

Dimension

Object size: 106.2 x 98.5 cm

Accession No.

2024-00382

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 floral patterns in the background of the kepala (head) differ from those found on the badan (body). It is signed “Nj: Oey Kok Sing Pek” and stamped “Oeij Kok Sing, 16 Dec 39”. 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.