Batik As Heritage Ancestors

Batik, according to Wikipedia is derived from the Javanese amba (writing) and points (also means a point in the Indonesian language). There was also a mean menghamba at that point. Indeed the point is the dominant design in batik. At the National Museum you can see detailed description of the motives of batik cloth in the stone statues from the 8th century (eg, the statue came from Prambanan temple) and the statues from the 13th century (Singosari) and century 14 (Majapahit). However the first writing about the making of batik in Java comes from court records in Central Java in the 16th century (Aspects of Indonesian Culture).
Basic techniques of batik (dye resistance patterns) according to the info comes from Egypt around 1500 years ago. In the National Museum of China there are also jars made by trying to practice this batik technique on ceramics. But experiments on the fabric seems to be more successful in Java. From the name alone is clear from place to raise a batik itself.
With the development of the cloth trade in Java, then go fabric from India in about the year 1800 and from Europe in about the year 1815. Because using a higher quality cloth is batik Java development more rapidly and more popular.
Gittinger who Mattiebelle textile research in Indonesia in his article in Arts of Asia (September-October 1980) states that use the basic techniques of batik using wax may come from China and India, but all the tools and processes pembatikannya batik is something typical Java. Canting batik writing tool invented by the Javanese and shows high intelligence of our ancestors.
In fact, according to the Dutch Gittinger the 17th century batik and began trading on the 19 th century began producing batik textile factory which later diperdagangkannya to West Africa.
Unfortunately the results of high artistic value, according to experts, lack of government attention. Even a flatter Malaysian government on the development of awareness of batik Malaysia, the Jakarta Post daily quoted a comparison of developments dealing with batik Indonesia and Malaysia are actually using workers from Indonesia. Lack of government attention to the development of batik was highlighted in the year 2005 the fact that Malaysian batik first patented as it is written in the daily Republika. Indeed this patent matters according to the Kompas daily that many do not know, and quite difficult to fight for recognition of cultural traditions property rights. Attention Malaysia in the patent are higher, and their promotion of Malaysian batik is quite large, as seen on stamps of Malaysia.
And batik actually contains historical value is very high. Parang Rusak batik motif instance, including batik motif is the only sacred in use at the palace. Similarly, the color motif batik parang court can determine the origin of the wearer, whether from the palace of the Sultan of Solo or Yogyakarta.
Besides carrying a symbolic meaning, observe batik also show absorption cultural richness of Indonesia. At the National Museum you can see the difference between coastal batik influenced by Chinese culture, Islamic culture, as well as the influence of the Dutch occupation was at that time also produced a Dutch batik (derived from the plant owned by the Dutch in Indonesia).
So how can we help maintain the valuable cultural heritage and history? Some people have started, in terms of production than large factories and small factories, there are also designers such as Iwan Tirta, Harry Dharsono, and Obin. Now there Joop Ave which will take you to see batik as interior elements.


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