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Sarong

A length of cloth wrapped round the waist, worn across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

A pattern drawn for this page, not a picture of Sarong.

Also: lungi, longyi

The sarong is a tube or sheet of cloth wrapped around the waist and tied or tucked, worn by men and women across Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and beyond. Patterns and fabric vary by place: batik in Java, checks in Myanmar where it is called a longyi, and plain colours in Sri Lanka. It is practical in the heat, easily washed and dressed up or down. Sarongs are worn at home, at temples, on the beach and at ceremonies. The word comes from Malay and means a sheath or covering, and the garment has a long history across the tropics.

Region: Southeast Asia

See also

BatikLavalava

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