Unknown Maker, Javanese

Innovation occurred in the techniques used to make batik cloth as well as in the design. This slendang includes the traditional central diamond shape devoid of pattern, outlined with a hand-drawn diagonal ornament called cimukirran. The patterning of the outer area, with leaves and flowers on spiraling stems, shows breaks in the design that can be attributed to use of a cap (stamp made of copper strip) to apply the wax resist to the cloth.

Women were traditionally the makers of hand-drawn batik, or batik tulis. Men only came into the industry with the introduction of batik cap in the mid-19th century.