Special features in Patterns of Batik Bali

From used only for the royal family, to finally imitated by the people outside the royal family, the art of batik making then done by mostly women in their spare time at home. In 1970’ss batik started to become home craft industry up until now that its popularity getting bigger.

The special patterns of batik Bali

From what we know about Balinese are they love to wear batik during any religious ceremony, this makes the batik Bali gained its popularity making the batik industry start to grow. Bali as one of the biggest tourism destinations also the reason why domestic or international tourists are starting to take an interest in buying, wearing even making batik. This is also a boosting factor for the batik industry even more.

If compared to the other batik producing regions such as Yogyakarta or Pekalongan, Bali is considered to be relatively new in the Batik industry. However, batik Bali serves its own uniqueness with its special distinctive patterns. The batik artisans are also expressing themselves by creating batik patterns using the nature and culture of Bali as the inspirations. Some special patterns of batik Bali are explained in the following.

1. It has a motif that inspired by tourism objects such as the beauty of nature, like in batik with frangipani and hibiscus pattern, animals like birds or fish, also the picture of Balinese daily activities. Those patterns are depicted in special and unique patterns of batik Bali.

2. It has the pattern of cultural stuff like the religious ceremonies or ngaben ceremony which is the cremation ceremony held by Balinese.

3. It has the pattern inspired by the mystic creatures in Bali such as barong and buta (giant/monster), Kala(god), or winged lions.

Other things that make batik Bali special

One of the many things that make batik special is that for handmade batik, the accent given to every pattern in batik could be different. The different type of cotton used in Balinese batik makes it different from batik in other places such as Yogyakarta and Surakarta. 

When you are trying to find batik Bali from Batik Denpasar store or other stores, you will notice that Balinese batik has a unique combination of traditional and modern. The last, what makes batik Bali special is that the scent of it is different as the result of natural dyes used in the making.

If you are interested in buying batik Bali, there are many stores offline or online that provide you with a various range of batik patterns and collections to choose from. Have fun in choosing which one you like the most.