Batik is a cloth that is orginated from Indoensia,
traditionally made using a wax-resist dyeing technique. It is made out of
patterns that are fully drawn and covered all of them cloth’s surface. Javanese
traditional Batik has some important meanings behind every patterns rooted to
the conceptualization of the universe.
Generally traditional Batik colours
include indigo, brown, and white which symbolized the three major Hindu Gods. Other regions in Indonesia have their own special patterns
that generally take themes from dail life. The famous one includes a pattern
consist of flowers, nature, animals, and/ folklore.
"Canting"
An old lady using "canting" to make patterns of Batik manually
On October 2, 2009, UNESCO nominated Batik as a “Masterpiece
of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” and as a part of the
acknowledgement, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve their heritage.
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