Origin of Batik
Batik technique has been known for thousands of years ago. There is no historical information is quite clear about the origin of batik. Some suspect this technique comes from the Sumerian, then developed in Java after being taken by Indian traders. Currently batik can be found in many countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and Iran. Besides in Asia, batik is also very popular in some countries in the continent of Africa. However, a very famous batik in the world is batik from Indonesia, mainly from Java.
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. Motif batik 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, which has dibatik cloth dipped in chemicals to dissolve the wax.
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.
Batik is also first introduced to the world by President Suharto, who was then wearing a batik at the UN Conference. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today, Friday (2/10/2009) set batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage. Day-awaited by the entire population was also used as a day of batik.
The plan, the affirmation of Indonesian batik by UNESCO will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This has been confirmed by the Ad-Interim Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mohammad Nuh encountered in Administrator, Wednesday (30/9/2009) ago.
"Inauguration of Indonesian batik by UNESCO will be approximately at 20.00 pm and the President will declare officially at 21:00 pm" said M Nuh.
Earlier, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) called on all Indonesian people to wear batik on October 2, simultaneously. This is intended as an expression of gratitude for the achievements and the grace that has been achieved by the Indonesian people. This appeal was immediately followed by the head of the region in Indonesia. Not only that, Indonesian Student Association as Malaysia (Psychology) do not miss calls Indonesian students in Malaysia to use the batik.
"Together we want to deliver news and appeals that the Indonesian Students Association of Malaysia being an intensified program we call 'BOTH BERBATIK' which is the abbreviation of" with the two October berbatik ', "said Chairman Abdullah Abbas Psychology.
The batik sellers also get a fortune from this UNESCO decision. Because the public's enthusiasm for increasing wear batik, batik they were selling were sold just like peanuts. This occurs in at least one of the batik shop in the Market Atom Phase I floor I, Surabaya.
Problem batik will be the official property of these premises, the country which also claimed Jiran batik, Malaysia is not stayed silent. UNESCO will strengthen heard batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that his party would study the decision of UNESCO. But until this moment not yet known whether the intention Malaysia successfully.
Indonesian batik confirmation process is quite long. Beginning on September 3, 2008 which was subsequently accepted officially by UNESCO on January 9, 2009. The next stage is testing closed by UNESCO in Paris on 11 to May 14, 2009.
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. Motif batik 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, which has dibatik cloth dipped in chemicals to dissolve the wax.
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.
Batik is also first introduced to the world by President Suharto, who was then wearing a batik at the UN Conference. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today, Friday (2/10/2009) set batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage. Day-awaited by the entire population was also used as a day of batik.
The plan, the affirmation of Indonesian batik by UNESCO will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This has been confirmed by the Ad-Interim Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mohammad Nuh encountered in Administrator, Wednesday (30/9/2009) ago.
"Inauguration of Indonesian batik by UNESCO will be approximately at 20.00 pm and the President will declare officially at 21:00 pm" said M Nuh.
Earlier, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) called on all Indonesian people to wear batik on October 2, simultaneously. This is intended as an expression of gratitude for the achievements and the grace that has been achieved by the Indonesian people. This appeal was immediately followed by the head of the region in Indonesia. Not only that, Indonesian Student Association as Malaysia (Psychology) do not miss calls Indonesian students in Malaysia to use the batik.
"Together we want to deliver news and appeals that the Indonesian Students Association of Malaysia being an intensified program we call 'BOTH BERBATIK' which is the abbreviation of" with the two October berbatik ', "said Chairman Abdullah Abbas Psychology.
The batik sellers also get a fortune from this UNESCO decision. Because the public's enthusiasm for increasing wear batik, batik they were selling were sold just like peanuts. This occurs in at least one of the batik shop in the Market Atom Phase I floor I, Surabaya.
Problem batik will be the official property of these premises, the country which also claimed Jiran batik, Malaysia is not stayed silent. UNESCO will strengthen heard batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that his party would study the decision of UNESCO. But until this moment not yet known whether the intention Malaysia successfully.
Indonesian batik confirmation process is quite long. Beginning on September 3, 2008 which was subsequently accepted officially by UNESCO on January 9, 2009. The next stage is testing closed by UNESCO in Paris on 11 to May 14, 2009.
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