Indonesian Kain Panjang or Body Cloth Depicting Mythical Pheasant

Boldly, a dark panel striped on the diagonal, with sprays of small flowers between the bands.

This cotton kain panjang or body cloth depicting a mythical pheasant is from Indonesia, and dates to the 20th century. Birds drawn from legend, such as the phoenix, appear in Indonesian batik, where Chinese and local motifs have often been blended on the north coast of Java. Altogether, a rectangular cloth in deep brown, crossed with diagonal bands of cream and dark stripes. Between them, small flowers and scattered leaves in brown, blue and tan run in clusters. The edges are neat and the surface flat. It is 40.5 inches wide and 90 long.

Diagonal stripes with a garden growing neatly between them.