BATIK

BATIK is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java) for a long time.

Batik originated from the Javanese 'amba', meaning to write and 'point'. The word refers to batik cloth with patterns generated by the materials 'night' (wax) is applied to the fabric. Indeed the point is the dominant design in batik.

Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so in batik work is exclusively women's work.

Batik is also diidentikan by considering female beauty in the kingdom in Java on the beauty women also measured with the intelligence in making batik using canting.

Canting is one tool to write on batik cloth using wax. Until the discovery of 'batik cap' which allows the entry of men into the field. Actually batik in Indonesia has since dikanal Majapahit era and continue to develop the kingdom and the subsequent kings.

At the beginning of its development, roughly around the eighteenth century or early twentieth century was still a batik, printed batik own while newly introduced after the first world war or the year 1920. Initially, batik is done only limited in the palace and the results for the king and the family clothing and his followers.

In fact, batik motif can indicate the status of a person. Like the families of Yogyakarta and Surakarta palace, each wearing only a certain batik motif until now. The more widespread batik influenced by followers of the king who lived outside the palace that helped popularize batik outside the palace.

Over time this batik art imitated by the people nearest and further extends to the work of women in the household to fill his spare time. Batik which was only a family court dress became a popular folk clothing both men and women. At that time, the white cloth that is used when it is the result of his own weaving.

While coloring materials used consisted of growing native plants homemade Indonesia including mengkudu tree, tall, Soga, indigo, and flat materials made from soda ash and salt from the mud. Every motive is stated in the fabric has a philosophy about the meaning of life, events, to the life experiences of the characters or the family tradition.

Batik should not be vain and presumptuous to interpret and inspirations pour just above the fabric. Before translate handwriting in first manufacturer to do the little rituals like fasting and reading mantera.Hingga batik (batik shirt) after the make, maker also have to implement the closing ritual.

And batik actually contains historical value is very high. Parang Rusak batik motif instance, including batik motif is the only sacred in use at the palace. Similarly, the color motif batik parang court can determine the origin of the wearer, whether from the royal palace of the royal palace Solo or Yogyakarta.