Saturday, March 17, 2012

Batik From Indonesia

"BATIK" is a genuine culture of Indonesia

One of the culture of Indonesia's most famous from all over the worldare called "BATIK". And culture of this one already is one of the characteristics of a nation, Indonesia. And as for defining "BATIK" itself is.

Batik is one way of making fabric. Besides batik can refer to twothings:

= The first is the technique of coloring cloth using the night toprevent staining part of the fabric. In the international literature, thistechnique is known as a wax-resist dyeing.

= The second definition is a fabric or clothing made ​​with thesetechniques, including the use of certain motifs that its uniqueness.Batik Indonesia, as the overall engineering, technology, anddevelopment-related motives and culture, UNESCO has been designated a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendawi(Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity)since October 2, 2009.

And here are some pictures rather than "BATIK" Indonesia is the best : 





Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (particularly Java) since long. Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so that in the past, batik work is exclusively women's work to finding "Batik Cap"which allows the entry of men into the field. There are someexceptions to this phenomenon, namely the coastal batik has themasculine lines as can be seen in shades of "Mega Clouds", whichin some coastal areas batik work is common for men.
Tradition of batik was originally a tradition for generations, so thatsometimes a recognizable motif batik originated from a particularfamily. Some batik motif could indicate a person's status. Even today, some batik motif tadisional only used by the family palace of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Batik is the ancestral heritage of Indonesia (Java) which is stillthere. Batik is also first introduced to the world by PresidentSoeharto, who was then wearing batik at the UN Conference. 

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