with a colorful motif. The kebaya is the national costume of Indonesia, although it's more accurately endemic to Java, Sunda and BaliJill Forshee, Culture and customs of Indonesia, Greenwood Publishing Group: 2006: ISBN 0313333394: 237 pages. Etymology Kebaya is inspired from Arab region clothing; the Arabic word Kaba means clothing. History The earliest form of Kebaya originates in the court of the Javanese Majapahit Kingdom as a means to blend the existing female Kemben, torso wrap of the ari… (More on Kebaya)