Batik is the art of drawing on fabric for garments made with resist techniques using wax material. The word batik is derived from the Java language, meaning to write. Batik technique has been known for thousands of years ago. There is no historical information is quite clear about the origins of batik. Some suspect this technique comes from the Sumerian, then developed in Java after being taken by Indian traders. Batick, batic, bathik, battik, batique and Batek and batix is another name batik cloth. Currently batik can be found in many countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Iran. Besides Asia, batik is also very popular in some countries on the African continent. However, batik, which is very famous in the world is derived from Indonesian batik and batik in Pekalongan is an iconic development archipelago earning it the nickname as CITY BATIK (see: the history of batik in Indonesia).
Batik our times
The tradition of batik was originally a family tradition of the kings of Indonesia. At that time only limited batik work in the palace alone and proceeds to dress the king and family and his followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, the art of batik was brought by them out palace and place their work - each.In the process, batik, which was once a symbol of feudalism Java where there are batik to the king and his family well for the average person batik, batik handicraft gradually called batik was imitated by the people nearest and subsequently expanded into a very popular folk clothes, both men and women. Originally batik is made just above the material with white color made of cotton cloth called mori. Today the batik which has become a traditional Indonesian fabric is also made on other materials such as silk, polyester, rayon and other synthetic materials. In addition, the manner of manufacture is also changing. In addition to batik, batik is batik motif formed by hand, now there is also a batik cap, batik printing, batik painting and silk screening.
Batik our times
The tradition of batik was originally a family tradition of the kings of Indonesia. At that time only limited batik work in the palace alone and proceeds to dress the king and family and his followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, the art of batik was brought by them out palace and place their work - each.In the process, batik, which was once a symbol of feudalism Java where there are batik to the king and his family well for the average person batik, batik handicraft gradually called batik was imitated by the people nearest and subsequently expanded into a very popular folk clothes, both men and women. Originally batik is made just above the material with white color made of cotton cloth called mori. Today the batik which has become a traditional Indonesian fabric is also made on other materials such as silk, polyester, rayon and other synthetic materials. In addition, the manner of manufacture is also changing. In addition to batik, batik is batik motif formed by hand, now there is also a batik cap, batik printing, batik painting and silk screening.
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