Indonesia's batik

Batik refers to two things. The first is the technique of coloring cloth using the night to prevent the coloring part of the fabric. In the international literature, this technique is known as a wax-resist dyeing. The second notion is a cloth or clothing made with these techniques, including the use of certain motifs that have specificity. Batik Indonesia, as the overall engineering, technology, and development and cultural motives related, defined by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage for Humanity Oral and Nonbendaw

The art of coloring cloth to prevent staining technique using night is one of the ancient art form. The discovery in Egypt showed that This technique has been known since the 4th century BC, with the discovery mummy wrapping cloth which is coated the night to form a pattern. In Asia, batik similar techniques are also applied in China during the dynasty T'ang (618-907) as well as in India and Japan during the Nara period (645-794). In Africa, a technique known as batik Yoruba tribe in Nigeria,and Soninke and Wolof tribe in Senegal. [2]. In Indonesia, batik believed to have existed since the time of Majapahit, and became very popular the late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. Batik is produced is batik all until the early twentieth century and the new printed batik is knownafter World War I or around the 1920's

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 Clouds", which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men.
Batik tradition was originally a hereditary tradition, so occasionally a recognizable motif batik originated from a particular family. Some batik motif can indicate the status of a person. Even today, some tadisional batik motif is only used by the family court of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.

Cirebon batik motif sea creatures
Batik is the ancestral heritage of Indonesia (Java) that until now still exist. Batik is also first introduced to the world by President Suharto, who was then wearing a batik at the UN Conference.Initially, batik clothes are often worn at formal events to replace the jacket. But the development of New Order apda batik shirt is also used as formal wear school students and civil servants (batik Korpri) who uses batik uniform on Friday. Further development of batik began to shift into everyday clothing mainly used by women. Private employees usually wear batik on Thursday or Friday.