Woman’s Lower Body Wrapper (kain panjang) with Design of Double-winged and Fan-tailed Garuda (sawat gurdo) amidst Flowering Plants

This batik features a bold pattern of Javanese mythical birds (garuda or gurdo) with open wings and fantails, a combination known as sawat. Here there are two variations of the sawat gurdo motif, one slightly larger and wider than the other. They are arranged so that each type is positioned in vertical columns or as horizontal rows. These sawat gurdo are set among flowering plants against a background pattern of small curls. The overall style of this textile is known as Matheron or Materos, with red, blue, and black colors on an ivory background inspired by Dutch taste. The red wavelike border on one of the short sides as well as the lower end is a signature element of batiks from the inland Javanese city of Banyumas.