Batik is indigenous cultural heritage of Indonesia, such recognition by UNESCO of the United Nations agency. Official Inauguration of Indonesia batik as the original culture was recorded on October 2, 2009, it is satisfying the Indonesian people because of prior recognized by the United Nations had become a heated controversy. Previously the Malaysian batik is the product claim that their nation's culture.
Certainty of batik as a genuine culture of Indonesia, Indonesian government strengthened the determination to establish 2 October as the Day of National Batik. We as a nation Indonesia was proud with this situation, finally batik dress not only as art, but also as a national identity. Actually the trip as a copyright batik culture is sufficiently longjourney.Batik Cultural Symbols Nobility
According to documents showing relics of ancient Mataram Kingdom, formerly of batik is a symbol of nobility, because that can wear batik is the nobility of the kingdom.Along with the development of batik era eventually be imposed by all levels of society it is today.The researchers believe that early use of international batik batik tool the first time in the1700. In the 1800 there is authentic
evidence that recorded in old photographs thatlane Sultan Hamengku Buwono II, King of Mataram and Sir Stamford Raffles who was then serving as Britishgovernor of Java Lieutnant photographed wearing a batik motif 'parang rusak'. This batik motif at that time should only be worn by the nobility.
Why Called Batik Traditional Cultural Heritage
According to the literature that can be trusted, batik comes from a combination of two words in the Javanese language, namely, the word 'Amba' which means 'Write' and the word 'point' which means'point'. From Amba syllable and this is the point of eventually becoming Ambatik syllable or the full value of Batik art. Actually if we consider the literal meaning of batik can we interpret the fabric pattern making techniques.
The making of batik cloth, in principle, is making fabric by using wax-resist dyeing technique or fabric staining technique using the 'night' is a kind of wax to limit thestaining of fabric in certain parts. Ethnic cultures such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Africa, actually also already familiar with this technique in the manufacture of cloth. But there is also evidence that batik culture has long been recognized and developed in Indonesia especially in Java is the style temples spread in Indonesia wearing patterned batik motifs.
(Pang Budito - From various sources) *** The next post: Motif Batik, Batik Region ***
According to the literature that can be trusted, batik comes from a combination of two words in the Javanese language, namely, the word 'Amba' which means 'Write' and the word 'point' which means'point'. From Amba syllable and this is the point of eventually becoming Ambatik syllable or the full value of Batik art. Actually if we consider the literal meaning of batik can we interpret the fabric pattern making techniques.
The making of batik cloth, in principle, is making fabric by using wax-resist dyeing technique or fabric staining technique using the 'night' is a kind of wax to limit thestaining of fabric in certain parts. Ethnic cultures such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Africa, actually also already familiar with this technique in the manufacture of cloth. But there is also evidence that batik culture has long been recognized and developed in Indonesia especially in Java is the style temples spread in Indonesia wearing patterned batik motifs.
(Pang Budito - From various sources) *** The next post: Motif Batik, Batik Region ***
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