Hand-Drawn Batik Panel, Elephant Forest Family – Large 29" × 47", Indonesian Cotton

Hand-Drawn Batik Tulis from Indonesia

This large-format hand-drawn batik panel is a work of textile art — a breathtaking scene of an elephant family, including a baby calf, moving through a dense forest rendered in extraordinary detail. Every trunk, tusk, wrinkle, and leaf has been drawn by hand using a canting tool, with intricate stippling and fine-line wax resist work that gives the piece a luminous, almost etched quality. The palette of slate blue, cool grey, and warm taupe gives it a timeless, painterly presence.

Unlike stamped or printed batik, hand-drawn (batik tulis) panels like this one are one-of-a-kind works — no two are ever identical. The artist’s hand is visible in every line.

Textile Details

• 100% cotton
• Hand-drawn batik (batik tulis) — wax resist, hand-applied with canting tool
• Slate blue, cool grey, and warm taupe colorway
• Elephant forest family scene with baby calf
• Dimensions: approximately 29" × 47"
• Fully washable — wax removed in final boiling stage
• Origin: Indonesia

Care Instructions

Machine or hand wash in cool water. The wax has been fully removed — this piece is completely washable. Hang to dry; iron on reverse if needed.

Perfect For

Framing as fine art, hanging as a wall textile, or using as a statement fabric panel in an interior. Also suitable for garment or quilt use by an adventurous maker. A meaningful gift for elephant lovers, textile collectors, or admirers of Indonesian craft.

As a hand-drawn batik, slight variations in line work, dye saturation, and pattern are inherent to its one-of-a-kind nature — the piece you receive may vary slightly from the photograph, and that is part of what makes it special.