TKE HIEK
Batik Hip Wrapper (kain panjang pagi sore)
Indonesia - Java, 1939-1998
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TKE HIEK
Batik Hip Wrapper (kain panjang pagi sore)
Indonesia - Java, 1939-1998
Physical Qualities
Cotton, 44 × 88 1/2 in. (111.8 × 224.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frandy Garrett, Jakarta, Indonesia
Object Number
2008.93
Javanese batik hip wrapper is bifurcated in the form called kain panjang pagi sore with a diagonal line and two sections with different designs. Both sections have a medium green ground with abstract white forms and large blue floral designs, blue butterflies and blue birds. The blue birds are possibly handpainted after the batik ground.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; purchased by donor in Java
Gittinger, Mattiebelle. Textiles for this world and beyond: Treasures from insular southeast Asia. Scala Pub. and Textile Museum, D.C., 2005.
Heringa, Rens and Harmen Veldhuisen. Fabric of Enchantment. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1996.
Various articles from websites on Vishnu and Conch shells.
Heringa, Rens and Harmen Veldhuisen. Fabric of Enchantment. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1996.
Various articles from websites on Vishnu and Conch shells.
Inscribed: In upper corner contained within a box are the letters TKE HIEK.
