Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and is now part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java). What is the legacy of the Indonesian ancestors since time immemorial. History of Batik in Indonesia in the development of the Majapahit kingdom and later empire. In some notes on the development of batik many times Mataram kingdom, the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta do.

The tradition of batik was originally a hereditary tradition, sometimes that comes from a family known batik motif certain. Some batik motif represents the person's status. Even today, some of the traditional batik motifs used only by the family of Yogyakarta and Surakarta Palace.

The type and style of traditional batik so much, but the pattern and changes in accordance with the philosophy and culture of each region are very different. Indonesia is a country rich cultural treasures that lead to the birth of different colors and styles of traditional batik with the characteristics of their own specialty.

Javanese women in the past for their skills in batik batik work been living in the past the exclusive work of women.

Since the industrial prints and globalization, automation, new forms of emerging markets, such as batik batik batik known whether the imports, and the traditional batik by hand and with the tilting of the evening to produce as batik.

Therefore, in accordance with the technique:

Batik is a fabric that is decorated with batik style and texture of the hand. Batik is the way in about 2-3 months.
Batik cap is adorned with fabric textures and patterns, batik stamp (usually made of copper) is created. Batik is a process of this kind of 2-3 days.

In the development of batik art imitates gradually from those nearest and further expanded in the work of women in the family to fill his free time. In addition, batik clothing, using only the royal family, became a popular folk costume, women and men.


Although a variety of colors and colors of batik influenced by various foreign influences. First, there are a variety of shades and colors of batik are limited and some patterns may be used only in certain circles. But batik coastal absorb various external factors, such as foreign entrepreneurs, but also at the end of the invaders. Bright colors like red, popularized by the Chinese, and also a popular style of the Phoenix (Firebird). The European colonial people may also be interested in batik and the result is not recognized style flowers (like tulips) as invaders things such as buildings or train horses and their favorite color as blue. But S Type preserve traditional batik and is still used in traditional ceremonies, as each style is usually represented by the individual.

Write the first tie-dyed clothes are often worn on formal occasions, for the jacket. But in the development during the New Order batik shirt is also used as formal wear and school officials (batik Korpri), uses the Batik uniforms on Friday. Further development of batik began to slide into everyday clothing used by women. Contributions to the end of every employee to batik every Friday.