Batik cloths being dyed brown-red on Java KITLV 5657, around 1925, Leiden University Libraries collection.
This cloth has been decorated with a new wax drawing once again. The text on the card reads: wax removed on all parts that need to be colored red with koedoe.
At this stage, the uncovered parts will be dyed with koedoe, short for mengkoedoe. This dye is extracted from the roots of the Morinda Citrifolia, better known as the Indonesian mulberry or Noni. More on that in the next steps.
