{"product_id":"sarong-relawati-keong-copy-3","title":"IBU MAS ULAFAH,  SARONG KAWUNG ENDHOG","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIbu Mas Ulafah \u003cbr\u003eBorn 1981, Batang, Indonesia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSARONG KAWUNG ENDHOG (2025)\u003cbr\u003e100% Cotton, synthetic dyes \u003cbr\u003eHand-drawn wax resist on machine-woven cotton \u003cbr\u003e216 X 104cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThis richly coloured and detailed sarong brings Rifa'iyah interpretations to ancient designs with dazzling results.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis sarong is made in the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etiga negeri\u003c\/i\u003e (three nations) style, where the wax motifs are applied to the cloth three times over, once for each dye bath — a process demanding patience and precision. The three colours were each historically sourced from a different centre of Javanese batik production: red from Lasem on the north coast, blue from Pekalongan, and brown from Solo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ebadan\u003c\/i\u003e (body of the cloth) is composed of the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ekawung endhog\u003c\/i\u003e design — a geometric pattern of circular forms, each comprised of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003esasek\u003c\/i\u003e (curling forms) or fine lines, creating subtle variation across the repeating grid. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eKawung\u003c\/i\u003e refers to the fruit of the sugar palm; the motif is said to symbolise the four elements — wind, water, fire and earth — and our origins within them. It is one of the oldest motifs in Javanese visual culture, found in the stone reliefs of Hindu-Buddhist temples, and was historically among the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003elarangan\u003c\/i\u003e — forbidden patterns reserved for the royal courts. \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eEndhog\u003c\/i\u003e means egg, the oval forms evoking the renewal of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eAgainst this background emerge vines of flowers and foliage, among which abstracted birds are concealed — constructed from feather-like leaves, or leaf-like feathers, so that the boundary between creature and plant dissolves entirely. This is the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003esamaran\u003c\/i\u003e principle at work: living beings are never depicted whole, in keeping with the Rifa'iyah Sufi teaching that a living creature must not be shown in full unless one can also grant it a soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eBorder panels are filled with \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ececek\u003c\/i\u003e (dots) and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ebiji kedawung\u003c\/i\u003e — the seeds of the kedawung tree (\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eParkia roxburghii\u003c\/i\u003e), long prized in traditional Javanese herbal medicine. Like other seed-based fill motifs in Rifa'iyah batik, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ebiji kedawung\u003c\/i\u003e carries connotations of health, abundance and the healing properties of the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ekepala\u003c\/i\u003e (head section) is worked in the elaborate \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003epelaraan\u003c\/i\u003e design — stylised coconut palm fronds arranged within a geometric composition of intersecting \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etumpal\u003c\/i\u003e triangle forms. Coconut palms hold a prominent place in Javanese ceremonial life, their fronds woven into decoration for weddings and celebrations; the motif brings blessings, protection and the sweeping away of misfortune to the cloth and its wearer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIbu Mas Ulafah (Ibu Uul)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif;\"\u003eIbu Uul has practised \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ebatik tulis\u003c\/i\u003e since the age of twelve — beginning simply by watching others before taking hold of the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ecanting\u003c\/i\u003e herself and never looking back. She learned from her great-aunt and other relatives, and has since mastered most forms of Rifa'iyah motif, including classic two-colour \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003erelawati\u003c\/i\u003e combinations and the intensive three-stage \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etiga negeri\u003c\/i\u003e dye process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ibu Mas Ulafah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53999994143019,"sku":"BPB002","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/6753\/5915\/files\/BPB066_Masulafah_Sarong_Kawung_Endog_SV.png?v=1782795867","url":"https:\/\/sahulandsunda.com\/products\/sarong-relawati-keong-copy-3","provider":"Sahul \u0026 Sunda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}