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There is the desire of former State Minister for Women Affairs Meutia Hatta that have not been submitted to the late maestro Iwan Tirta batik. Meutia still find out the philosophy Batik Iwan Tirta’s mother. “There’s one thing I have not had time to do, which asked Mr. Sam to write his own philosophy of [...]

Wax resist dyeing technique in fabric is an ancient art form. Discoveries show it already existed in Egypt in the 4th century BCE, where it was used to wrap mummies; linen was soaked in wax, and scratched using a sharp tool. In Asia, the technique was practiced in China during the T’ang dynasty (618-907 CE), [...]

Batik found in both countries of Indonesia and Malaysia have a shared tradition, and is much associated traditionally with the island of Java. On the contemporary scene, however, Batik Malaysia is fast attaining its share in the international fashion limelight. While the states of Terengganu and Kelantan are traditionally famous and well-regarded for the production [...]

Batik designs or the creation of batiks, can be divided into the three main types of batik, namely “batik tulis”, “batik cap” and “batik ikat”. Each has variations in techniques and the level of expertise needed, and thus reflect a different kind of design creativity. Batik-designs centres of the past include the cities of Lasem, [...]

Batik Pecinan typically quite varied and bright color, a piece of cloth in many different color displays. Motif that is used a lot to enter the Chinese cultural elements such as motifs or peacock phoenix, and dragon. Usually batik pecinan pattern is more complicated and smooth.

Batik in Jakarta known and growing together with other areas of batik that is roughly the end of XIX century. Batik was brought by immigrants, immigrants from Central Java, and they reside mostly batik-regional area. Local batik spread, known in Jakarta near the Tanah Abang, namely: Rubber, Dam Ilir and hicks, Kebayoran Lama, and regional [...]

  There is much speculation as to where the kebaya could have originated from. There are some who say that the kebaya originated in the Middle East, while others argue that it may have come from nearby China. Derived from the Arabic word kaba meaning “clothing” and introduced to Indonesia via the Portuguese language, the [...]

Though there was not official record note when batik begun to be recognized in Pekalongan, but for the estimation batik in Pekalongan about year 1800. Hereinafter the industrial and commerce department not was that batik pattern was exist in 1802, like small tree pattern in the form of clothes materials. But the important development was [...]