Melilla Fabric

MELILLA is an early Javanese batik pattern with langko-lenko or zig-zagging line work in a thickly patterned grid. The repetitive design motifs in MELILLA were believed to provide a meditative effect on the creator and multiply the cloth's magical powers to transmit it to the wearer. The symmetry and symbology in Javanese patterns are tied to Javanese philosophy’s principles and the people’s connection to cosmology.