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Soft pastel colors make this a very feminine fashion accessory from Melati's Collection. Working in batik, Melati creates delightful floral motifs and graceful ferns on a fringed silk scarf.

Balinese artisan Dayu Menuhari presents a gorgeous batik scarf diligently crafted by hand. "We don't do any printing or even stamping," she says, "but it's all hand painted and while that makes our production take longer, our products are purely hand-made." Butterflies flit across the rayon scarf's awe-inspiring design in porcelain and geranium hues, which includes a traditional parang pattern at both ends of the accessory. A parang is type of knife, and the use of a parang motif was once reserved solely for Javanese royalty. Fringe on both ends completes the vibrantly-colored wrap scarf.

Floral bouquets grace shimmering silk, the intricate motifs created in batik. Part of Melati's Collection, the pale blue scarf features a beautiful fringe.

Golden rings intertwine on a glowing expanse of silk. The intricate circles are created by hand in batik. Versatile and lovely, the exquisite fringed scarf comes from Melati's Collection.

The wax-resist dyeing technique of batik is found in many cultures, but nowhere is it as renowned as in Java. In this batik scarf from Melati’s Collection, a Javanese garden paradise of turquoise, black, and white flowers decorate a golden background of pure silk.

Melati presents this shawl inside a quality, custom-made gift box.

Floral motifs evoke wine carnations that bloom on cool ecru silk. Peacocks fly amid the blossoms in a traditional Javanese design known as suwiri merak. Demonstrating her mastery of batik, Yuni Kristina creates a scarf of exquisite elegance.