African Batik Kaftan & Shawl — Navy Tally Mark Grid with Gold Cutwork Lace Yoke

Regal, sweeping, and alive with bold African batik artistry — this spectacular full-length kaftan and matching oversized shawl are crafted in a bold all-over tally mark and hashtag grid pattern in gold/amber and pale blue on a deep navy ground, crowned with a stunning gold cutwork lace and embroidered V-yoke panel at the front neckline featuring bold diamond lattice, butterfly, and scroll motifs. The kaftan is a generous, sweeping full-length silhouette — its wide batwing sleeves draping dramatically at the sides, its entire body a bold canvas of the tally mark grid batik print. The fabric is a rich hand-waxed batik textile — its deep navy ground covered in a bold all-over pattern of tally mark or hashtag grid forms, each form a bold group of four vertical marks crossed by a bold diagonal mark, the forms arranged in a bold rhythmic grid across the entire surface, the whole unified by a rich palette of gold/amber and pale blue/lavender, with bold white resist-dye crackle lines giving the fabric its characteristic batik depth and texture. At the front neckline, a spectacular gold cutwork lace and embroidered V-yoke panel sweeps from shoulder to shoulder and plunges to a deep V at the centre front — its surface decorated with bold diamond lattice cutwork marks, bold butterfly and scroll embroidered motifs in gold thread, and bold fine chain stitch lines — creating a stunning jewel-like centrepiece of extraordinary richness and opulence. The matching oversized shawl is crafted in the same bold tally mark grid batik fabric — its generous form draped dramatically over one shoulder and cascading to the floor. A statement piece of regal wearable artistry, bold pattern, and opulent gold lace detail.

Details

• Two-piece set — full-length kaftan and matching oversized shawl
• Hand-waxed batik fabric — bold all-over tally mark and hashtag grid pattern
• Rich gold/amber and pale blue on deep navy ground
• Spectacular gold cutwork lace and embroidered V-yoke panel at front neckline
• Bold diamond lattice, butterfly, and scroll motifs on yoke
• Wide batwing sleeves — sweeping full-length silhouette
• Matching oversized shawl in same batik fabric
• A regal statement of wearable African batik artistry