Headcloth

Workshop of W. F. van Lawick van Pabst
Yogyakarta, Central Java
Stitch resist, hand-drawn wax resist, vat-dyed on plain-weave cotton

The centerfield of this man’s headcloth suggests a lake and the surrounding field shows scattered rice grains (Gabah Sinawur), a symbol of abundance. It would have been worn by high-ranking palace officials