Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl CK-FIGURINE and a comfortable design

and a comfortable design

Over 70% of the rural population in Guatemala lives in poverty -- especially women

and prosper

Run by an order of Franciscan Nuns

and beyond - all season long

Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl CK-FIGURINE and a comfortable designClassic 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