Interesting Facts about Batik Fabrics from Indonesia

Since you already knew that Batik is the cultural heritage from Indonesia which also has a high value and as the union of arts in Indonesia – included with full of philosophical meaning to show off how people think in society. No wonder that Batik is one of the wonderful crafts as part of Indonesia culture, especially Java since a long time ago. 

The batik tradition was initially the hereditary tradition, no wonder that the Batik patterns are recognizable and become the pattern from the specific region or family. Those patterns can show the social status in the society. Along with its development, the Indonesia batik has developed since Majapahit Kingdom that has been used by the royal family in that era. However, there are several unique facts about Indonesia Batik that you can learn. 

The original term of “Batik” 

The term “Batik” came from the combinations of Javanese words. The first one is “amba” means writing, then the second one came from “point” means “point” therefore when those two Javanese words combined, there will be the meaning like writing the beautiful cloths on the fabrics. Thus, the batik fabrics are so wonderful. 

Batik becomes one of the biggest foreign exchange earners 

We all know that Batik fabrics are not only popular in Indonesia. The popularity of Batik fabrics have spread out around the globe.. it was proved from many global figures such as Kate Middleton, Nelson Mandela have worn Batik. Even some popular designers also use Batik in their designs as well. United State is one of the most importers Batik fabrics to bring there, followed by Japanese, Seoul, German and so on. No wonder that Batik is one of the contributors earns with a massive number. 

The hand-drawn Batik is the most pricy type 

This is because the hand-drawn batik has a long process and time as well. While the stamped batik fabrics use the pre-designed iron, then put in the “Malam” or wax. Then the printed Batik is the cheapest options since they use the printing method. 

Indonesia has various types of Batik 

A long time ago, Javanese women use their Batik skills as their living sources. Batik clothes cannot be used by the various community. Just some communities or cycles were allowed to wear Batik clothes. It also occurs to specific patterns or motifs which only can be used by specific persons and events as well. besides that, the colors, patterns, and motives in each place have their own trademark. Even you can see beautiful Batik Bali as well.