Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl _artisan--novica-artisan-9575 Wood grain and color can

Wood grain and color can vary slightly

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Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl _artisan--novica-artisan-9575 Wood grain and color canClassic Javanese batik patterns are stamped by hand in mesmerizing shades of black, gray, and green. Designed by Yuni Kristina, the patterns include the parang, or dagger, once exclusive to the courts of Surakarta and Jogyakarta. Formerly reserved for the sultan's use, flowers and the kawung, an eight pointed rosette set within a square, rhombus, or circle, complement the parang. Each motif is created by hand, as evidenced by the occasional pencil