Batik and Indonesia Java International Destination

While you visit Indonesia Java International Destination, Batik will be one of your favorite souvenirs to get. Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java) for a long time. Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so in the past, batik work is exclusively women’s work until the invention of “Batik Cap” which allows the entry of men into the field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely that the coastal batik masculine lines as you can see in shades of “Mega Mendung”, which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men.

So this batik in Indonesia has been known since the time of Majapahit kingdom and continue to grow until the next kingdom. The start spreading this batik art belongs to the people Indonesian and Javanese in particular is after the end of the eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. Handmade batik is everything write until the early twentieth century and printed batik is known only after the end union world war or about the year 1920. Batik now been become part of traditional clothing in Indonesia.

Batik tradition was originally a hereditary tradition, so occasionally a recognizable Batik pattern originated from a particular family. Some batik motif can indicate the status of a person. Even today, some traditional Batik pattern is only used by the family court of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Batik is the ancestral heritage of Indonesia (Java) that until now still exist. Batik Pekalongan is one of famous Batik in Indonesia and will be a hot souvenirs during Indonesia Java International Destination event. Batik is also first introduced to the world by President Suharto, who was then wearing a batik at the UN Conference. Now The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) decided batik as world culture heritage from Indonesia

Originally built on top of batik with white material made of cotton cloth called. Today the batik is also made on other materials such as silk, polyester, rayon and other synthetic materials. Batik pattern wax is formed by using a tool called a canting for subtle motifs, or brush for large motifs, so that the liquid wax to seep into the fabric fibers. Fabrics that have been painted with wax and then dyed with the desired color, usually starting from a young colors. Immersion and then taken to another motif with color or black older. After some time coloring process, the Batik cloth dipped in chemicals to dissolve the wax.

Initially, batik clothes are often worn at formal events to replace the  formal jacket. But in the development of batik is also used as formal wear school students and civil servants who uses batik uniform on Friday. Further development of batik began to shift into everyday clothing.  So, go and get your own Batik at Indonesia Java International Destination.