Batik sarung. The hand drawn decoration consists of a 'kepala' panel with a wider 'badan' panel either side in brown and yellow with light blue detailing. At top and bottom is a border consisting mainly of undulating foliate bands against a dotted brown and yellow ground. Along the centre section of the 'kepala' the border changes to yellow lattice pattern on a brown and blue ground. The central panel is subdivided into a brown 'tumpal' panel with inward-facing triangles. The triangles contain alternately a phoenix or a floral motif in brown on a dotted yellow ground. The rectangular 'papan' panels either side consist of a centre panel and a border. The centre panel contains stylised phoenix and lotus motifs in brown with blue detailing on a dotted yellow ground. The border consists of yellow scrolls with floral motifs on a brown ground. The yellow ground of the 'badan' is decorated with alternating floral sprays and phoenix motifs interspersed with small floral motifs.
skirt; textile
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