sarong; ritual clothing

A red and white sarung in hand-drawn batik. The main field of the cloth is a plain, dark red or purple, with a white scalloped batik border along the upper and lower edges. The kepala has a diagonal design.

This sarong is worn by a boy (if he is the only son in a family) for a ruwatan, a ritual ceremony for an only child. This ceremony takes place every Rabi'ul Awwal, the third month of the Muslim calendar, at Hari Maulid Nabi, the birthday of the prophet Muhammad, and it is usually celebrated on the 12th day of the month. The cloth is worn unsewn, and has a purificatory function.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2007.67
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1000 mm x 2030 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
cotton; textile; batik dyeing
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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