Cotton sampler, kain contoh, decorated in batik with 32 nitik patterns, which mimic weave patterns by creating short lines of pattern with the applied resist wax. Each pattern is enclosed within a rectangular border. The cloth has been dyed in dark blue and soga, resulting a cloth which is brown, black, blue and cream.There are eight columns with four rectangles in each column. The name of the pattern hand waxed above each.
From left to right these are given as (top row): nitik simbar linting; nitik kundang jastje; nitik rengganis; nitik kembang polo; nitik dopa kurang; nitik rupak; (second row): nitik dopok; nitik kembang heatang; nitik dopok; nitik kembang potje; nitik bintang ketongkeng; nitik simbar hutang setug sompoe; nitik kembang potje; kenongo panen aler; (third row): nitik kawung brindi; nitik krempol; nitik kembang randa; nitik nogo-sari; nitik rando karing; nitik lingaing gunung; nitik kembang kambil; nitik kembang lombok; (fourth row): nitik kembang rando tjetjek; nitik kembang polo; nitik kembang kantil; nitik rempil bolong; nitik tjik sopek; nitik sekar kentang jitjik; nitik krawatan; nitik kembang randa.
sampler
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