Thousands storis about batik

Batik as part of the arts and crafts have become the life in Indonesia, especially Java. This is not apart of the tradition of Javanese people, especially women who used batik work is considered to be the exclusive source of livelihood is usually only done in the palace alone. However, since the discovery tool seal in 1815, the men began to take part in this batik.
Batik is generally divided into two, namely the coastal batik and traditional batik. Many coastal batik decorated with ornaments - ornaments of flora and fauna with a pretty colorful color. Usually dominated coastal batik from Pekalongan, Madura, Cirebon, and Bali. Not easy to distinguish the origin of the coastal batik, but the colors,pattern and ornamentation of each area is usually somewhat different.

batik cirebon

batik pekalongan

Unlike the coastal batik, traditional batik typically has a lot of meaning in every detail , found in Solo and Jogjakarta. Traditional batik patterns contain special meaning in each of it. Before foreign traders such as China, India, and Europe affect traditional batik, batik is usually dominated by a dark brown color but then traditional batik have evolved with the advent of color, more varied color such as blue, red also in terms of style with the advent of tulip flower pattern which derived from Dutch.Although undergone many changes due to foreign influence, traditional batik still remains a heritage that valued and respected, as evidenced by the use of traditional batik every ceremonial Javanese society.

traditional batik

Does only Java who has Batik? The answer is of course not. Sumatra and Kalimantan also have Batik. Although not too well known as Javanese batik. The batik frpm this region, Sumatran has special features such as Minang and 1 famous sumatra Batik called Batik Liek or clay Batik due to the making procerss which use clay.

sumatra batik

In Kalimantan, batik sasirangan originating from South Kalimantan is one example of several kinds of batik Kalimantan. Sasirangan name is taken from one of the indigenous tribes in the Banjar Banjarmasin. Sasiranga pattern is quite popular among other pattern such as Pudak Iris,Sari Gading, Naga Balimbur, and Daun Jeruju. The process of sasirangan batik is quite different from java batik. For example in the first step sasirangan batik - all it does is sweing the fabric, then the fabric is cut sufficiently adapted to the purposes of ladies or men's clothing. Then the fabric is drawn with traditional textile pattern, then disirang or sewn by hand follow the pattern . Cloth that has been sewn, then being stitched in order to tighten the seams at the edge, so tightly puckered fabric. This could puncture technique called stich. Then the fabric ready to be colored, and after going through some process

sasirangan batik

kalimantan batik

Then we crossed to the east Indonesian Papua. But here is not a batik cloth you will encounter but Papua weaving and batik patterned. Papua weaving pattern in this much about such motif symbolizes the life of humans, birds of paradise, plants and other animals.