Kemben

Kemben
Javanese woman in traditional batik kemben, c. 1900.
TypeTraditional female torso wrap
Place of originIndonesia[1][2]

Kemben (Javanese: ꦏꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦤ꧀, Indonesian: kemban) is an Indonesian female torso wrap historically common in Java, Bali, and other parts of the Indonesian archipelago. It is made by wrapping a piece of kain (clothes), either plain, batik printed, velvet, or any type of fabrics, covering the chest wrapped around the woman's torso.[3]

  1. ^ "Cara Berpakaian Orang Jawa Kuno". historia.id (in Indonesian). November 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. ^ Raffles, Thomas Stamford (1817). The History of Java. London: John Murray. OCLC 74175458.
  3. ^ "Hasil Pencarian - KBBI Daring". kbbi.kemdikbud.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-10-12.

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