batik cloth

 batik cloth

 

Batik, which has been recognized by UNESCO as Indonesian property has been known and admired throughout the world. Maybe you do not know how on the history of the emergence of batik. Batik originated from the Javanese "Amba" which means writing and "Nitik" which means the point. In other words batik means writing or painting with dots. In the beginning around the early 17th century, the people of Indonesia, especially Java, batik making on palm leaves and motives only rotates between animals or plants. However batik motifs and the media began to develop, which originally society batik with drawings of animals or plants in the palm leaves in the mid 17th century they have started batik dikain mori paintings with motifs of animals, plants, temple reliefs, cloud, and some abstract motifs. With the merger of the painting and decorating style clothing so we are familiar with the ancient Tulis.Pada Batik motif has 1,832 motifs such as Wader Pari, Yoedistira, Damar Woe Puppet, Three Realms, Walang Kadak, Tjinden, Srigandi, Sorasari, Peksi Crow, Parang Scales , Parang Roesak, Pagersari, Pandan Iris, Nogo Sosro, Bantji Kasoet, etc..





The process of batik from the past until now not experienced many changes. The following materials were used for batik:  
1 Pendulum

 Pendulum made of lead or stone in bagged that serves to hold the fabric so as not blown by the wind.


2 Dingklik
Small stools or benches made of wood commonly occupied by people who are batik.

3 gawangan Made of solid wood or bamboo shaped like short clothes clothesline. Spread function that will batik cloth with a canting.

4. Frying Pan
Made of metal or clay, the pan serves to Wadan place to look for batik wax.

5. Anglo / stove

 These stoves made of clay or metal which serves to heat the wax or "night" so liquid. As fuel for the fire, ancient peoples using firewood.

6. Kemplongan
Kemplongan a short table and hammer made of wood which serves to flatten before batik cloth.

 

7 Tepas / fan
Shaped like a fan anyanman satay made from bamboo, side: it serves to enlarge disunakan fire to melt the wax / night.


                                                                                              

8. linens Small cloth and the cloth is placed between the thighs. Serves as a protection from being exposed thigh wax droplets falling from canting. 9. Canting Serves as a tool canting batik painting graffiti mori.Canting liquid wax on cloth made of metal combined with wood or bamboo, is flexible and lightweight. Canting has several forms and types, shapes and types that will later determine the name of batik is made. Large canting is also divided into 3 small, medium, and large. Here are a variety of canting: a. Reng-rengan Canting: Canting is used to create a picture frame. Canting Reng-rengan and bercucuk being single. b. Isen Canting: Canting used ntuk fill polan or framework. Isen Canting have a pointy beak and the beak has a number 1 or 2 pieces.

According to the number of beak, canting divided into three, namely: a. Telon Canting: Canting has a beak 3 with a triangular shape. Canting Batik fabrics that use Telon will have former triangle formed by the 3 front line. b. Canting cecekan: Having one and a small beak, used to make a point and make small lines. c. Canting loron: Has prick 2 pieces numbered and located vertically up and down. Used to create a duplicate line.

 
The style and batik in Indonesia is very much, there is an original style of the era ancestors some are already experiencing alkulturasi from other regions or nations. Here is an example of batik in Indonesia:

1.  Batik Betawi

2.   Batik Madura

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3.   Batik Yogyakarta

4.   Batik Solo

 

5.   Batik Cirebon

6.  Batik Pekalongan

When this motif was already developing States and began the modern. Furthermore, batik which was once a special clothing worn by the king and his descendants, now can we wear everyday. The foreign tourists were very fond of using batik batik because they have a positive energy because his motives are varied and graceful. Art created with a sense of patience and a very high accuracy has also been transformed into items other than makaian like shoes, sandals, hats, bags, home decoration, etc.. Batik also has a high economic value and great interest in the market.