All About Batik : History Of Batik

Batik is a Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta and Surakarta, has notable meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colors include indigo, dark brown, and white, roomates represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are most commonly available in indigo and brown. Certain patterns can only be worn by Nobility; traditionally, wider stripes or wavy lines of greater width indicated higher rank. Consequently, during Javanese Ceremonies, one could Determine the royal lineage of a person by the cloth he or she was wearing.

Other regions of Indonesia have their own unique patterns that normally take themes from everyday lives, incorporating patterns such as flowers, nature, animals, folklore or people. The colors of the coastal batik, from the coastal cities of northern Java, is especially vibrant, and it absorbs influence from the Javanese, Arab, Chinese and Dutch cultures. In the colonial times batik coast was a favorite of the Peranakan Chinese, Dutch and Eurasians. [Citation needed]

UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. As part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO INSISTED that Indonesia preserve their heritage.

however, in this era of globalization, many batik designers modified by both domestic and local, to be used as materials for clothes that follow the current trend, namely that it can be used by adolescents and children with stretcher model more in age, batik designs like,you find in a shopping mall with a variety of colors, patterns, motifs, and different models.It's fascinating right ?