batik
Basically, batik is an art that uses canting as a tool for painting. Canting itself is a small bowl-shaped device made of copper and has a carat or monong, with a stalk of bamboo or wood that can be filled the malam (wax) as a material for painting. This canting can create a collection of lines, dots or cecek that ultimately shape patterns. The patterns is then a decoration in Batik art.
Batik has been passed down from generation to generation until today. With this traditional pattern, since the first public imagination pours through the images in batik. Communities also have to know the traditional art of dyeing with natural materials before knowing staining with chemicals. Batik is spread almost throughout Indonesia has a form of decoration that varies between one and the other. In 2009, UNESCO recognized batik as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia.
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