In Indonesia, the batik method of dying fabric involves using wax to make complex patterns.

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In the 1960s, to have a protagonist go into the world and discover this incredibly complex set of patterns, and to have that protagonist be a housewife, was very much playing against type.

在60年代让一个主角深入世界,去探索它难以置信的复杂，而且将其设置为一个家庭主妇，是与常规背道而驰的。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Kilims are woven with many bright patterns and complex geometric forms.

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