Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl _artisan--freeset-tag-boilerplate Delicate and beautiful

Delicate and beautiful

Belt loops

A sleeping princess is hand carved in cow bone and is the centerpiece of this beautiful bracelet

Hand-dyed by fair trade artisans in sumptuous shades of blue

This delicate

Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl _artisan--freeset-tag-boilerplate Delicate and beautifulClassic 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