{"product_id":"ibu-maisaroh-sarong-relawati-sisik-unggu","title":"IBU MAISAROH, SARONG RELAWATI SISIK UNGGU","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIbu Maisaroh\u003cbr\u003eBorn 1985, Batang, Indonesia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSARONG RELAWATI SISIK UNGGU (2025)\u003cbr\u003e100% cotton, synthetic dyes\u003cbr\u003eHand-drawn wax resist on machine-woven cotton\u003cbr\u003e212 × 114 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis batik is rendered in two colours in the \u003ci\u003eRelawati \u003c\/i\u003estyle, a Javanese woman’s name derived from \u003ci\u003erela\u003c\/i\u003e (willing, open-hearted, generous of spirit), referring to the flowing floral design in the foreground of the \u003ci\u003ekepala\u003c\/i\u003e (head panel).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe badan (body of the cloth) is filled with flowers, \u003ci\u003ekenari \u003c\/i\u003eleaves (Java almond, Canarium sp.) and other leaf clusters suggestive of \u003ci\u003emanuk hong\u003c\/i\u003e (phoenix birds), set against a background of \u003ci\u003esisik \/ gringsing\u003c\/i\u003e, an interlocking fish-scale motif.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003ekenari\u003c\/i\u003e (Canarium sp.) is a large tropical tree native to the Indonesian archipelago, producing edible almond-flavoured nuts. Its compound leaves, a central stem bearing multiple oblong leaflets, create the distinctive layered forms visible throughout the composition. It is associated in Javanese tradition with abundance and natural generosity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003ekepala\u003c\/i\u003e, displayed at the back when worn by men, and at the front by women, features a central bouquet of \u003ci\u003ekeladi \u003c\/i\u003eleaves (inspired by taro or caladium), \u003ci\u003ekangkung\u003c\/i\u003e (water spinach, \u003ci\u003eIpomoea aquatica\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003elancur\u003c\/i\u003e-type leaves suggesting both pandan and rooster plumage. Oversized \u003ci\u003ekembang mawar tanah\u003c\/i\u003e (rose forms) animate the composition, and the background fill is a dense krokotan-style curl motif (purslane vine). At the peak of the \u003ci\u003ekepala\u003c\/i\u003e, a large flower issues a spray of slim leaves with broad, eye-like tips, evoking peacock tail plumage without depicting the bird.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThroughout the cloth, leaf forms appear as wing-like silhouettes. Referred to as \u003ci\u003esawut mati\u003c\/i\u003e (lifeless wings), this is a common Rifa’iyah device in which wing forms are separated from any living body, honouring the Sufi prohibition on depicting whole living creatures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe border features \u003ci\u003eudang samaran \u003c\/i\u003e(abstracted shrimp rendered as curving botanical forms) encircling the wearer with their symbolism of adaptability and wisdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIbu Maisaroh\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIbu Maisaroh learned batik tulis from her mother, Ibu Juriyah — herself a celebrated Rifa’iyah artist — and mastered the artform by the age of fifteen. Batik is her consuming passion: she dedicates the greater part of her life to her practice. Her works consistently push beyond the expected, offering something at the next level of intricacy, inventiveness and spiritual depth. For this reason, they are highly sought after.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ibu Maisaroh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55556237656363,"sku":"BPB031","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/6753\/5915\/files\/BPB050_Ibu_Maisaroh_Sarong_Relawati_Sisik_Unggu_CV.png?v=1789357394","url":"https:\/\/sahulandsunda.com\/products\/ibu-maisaroh-sarong-relawati-sisik-unggu","provider":"Sahul \u0026 Sunda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}