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Methods of Batik Making

Batik is a traditional and unique cloth from Indonesia. It is not just considered as cloth but also a piece of art. Even, UNESCO sets batik as Masteroiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Batik comes from amba and tik which is Javanese for writing dot or art of making dot. It means […]

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Bali Batik’s Pattern and Its Meaning

Bali is a popular island of Indonesia which lots of tourists choose it as holiday destination. Along with Bali, Batik becomes popular as traditional and unique cloth of Indonesia which tourists especially foreigners start to admit its beauty and buy batik as a souvenir. But, when talking about batik, most people will look Java as […]

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Indonesian Popular Batik Pattern

Batik is undeniably becoming popular and unique cloth originated from Indonesia. The popularity is increased along with the increasing of tourism activity in Indonesia. Most tourists especially foreigner is admiring the unique of batik as part of art and souvenirs, even every batik pattern have meaning. Actually, every region in Indonesia has its own unique […]

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The Making of Batik

Batik is colored cloth which made by drawing and waxing and being processed with certain unique ways. Batik has long history until it is acculturating and being famous in Java, Indonesia. Although the history of batik making is found in many countries, the Indonesian batik is considered the best. It is because Indonesian batik has […]

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Meaning of Batik Bali Motifs

Bali is an island on the east of Java Island with a variety of batik motifs like Java batik. According to history, Batik Bali started in 1970 by Pande Ketut Krisna with bronze cap and a manual looming tool. Batik Bali is related to the religious traditions or ceremonies in Bali culture. Bali motifs have […]

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Types of Batik

Indonesian batik originally carried from India or Srilanka, but the technique originated from Egypt or Sumerian in ancient times. Each region has its own unique traditional batik pattern. In this article, we will discuss types of batik in Indonesia. Javanese Batik Inland Batik or Keraton Batik is the oldest pattern of batik in Java. The […]

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Batik Bali

Batik Bali is one of the batik variations that spread from Java. Making batik may new to the Island, but Bali has well potential for batik because people of Bali are very well-known for its high craftsmanship and artistic. Batik Bali mostly used for religious ritual purposes, daily life, and Bali souvenirs for tourists. Batik […]

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History of Batik

Batik is pictorial fabrics specially written by wax on them, then processed into many peculiarities with specific methods. History of Indonesian batik is very related to the Majapahit kingdom and the spread of Islam in Java Island. On some note, batik is very developed during the Sultanate of Mataram’s age, then continued to Sunanate of […]

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