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UNESCO is to announce its recognition of batik as a unique hallmark of Indonesian heritage at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held this week in Abu Dhabi. This recognition is expected to be declared today, Oct. 2, and President Susilo Yudhoyono of Indonesia has long prepared a warm welcome for this, appealing to Indonesia’s 235 million-strong population to wear batik today as a sign of support for Indonesian culture.

Larasati Suliantoro, a leading batik activist, told an Indonesian newspaper in June, “It’s our responsibility to encourage a reawakening to real batik.” Another activist, Gaura Mancacaritadipura, underlined the Indonesian sense of batik culture’s belonging by saying that it has been part of Indonesian people’s lives for centuries. “As an example, for hundreds of years, batik has been a part of the labuhan ritual, the tradition of throwing one’s troubles into the sea in materials that sail away,” he said.
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It is in the core activity of International Batik Week 2009. It includes batik exhibiton, traditional (hand-made) production process visualization, and the outcome products of small enterprises supported by bis ones. The most important thing is it is a media for promotion from the producers to the consumers. They are:

• Local and International Batik Producers
• Small and Medium enterprises and Cooperative
• State Enterprises and Government Institutions
• Banking and Finance Institution
• Private Companies
• Batik Collectors & Designer
• Company Association
• Batik Organizations & Batik Lovers

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Indramayu Batik is included in the type of Batik Pesisir if viewed from the types of patterns that exist, the majority of motifs used in Indramayu batiks present fishing activities in the sea. Batik motives in Indramayu get much influence from the big picture or calligraphy motif from the Arabic, Chinese or area of Central Java / East Java.

A prominent characteristic of Indramayu Batik is ranggam expressed flora and fauna are even, with handcuffs and a lot of curved lines that taper (riritan), white background and dark color and a lot of dots that are made with techniques cocolan needle, and the form of isen-isen (sawut ) a short and rigid. Etong motif, for example, describes the various marine animals which is brought home by the sea after fishing such as fish, shrimp, squid, jellyfish and crabs. Ship aground motives imply that fishing vessels are on the rocks so that the threatened ground. Ganggeng motives, according to the name describes the variety of seaweed found in the North Coast of Java.
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Batik currently was becoming trend. The typical traditional Indonesian Archipelago cloth was present in the increasingly stylish model and could be put on in all the atmospheres. Only did not have an interest taken in him by Indonesians, batik could also attract the heart of the residents of foreign countries.

Saw Bill Gates’s action some time before. When visiting to Indonesia, the Microsoft boss from the Country Paman Sam this put on batik until making President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that put on the complete coat berdasi changed him with batik clothes. This was success proof of the designers that already the focus in the batik route for years and that just plunged himself through to made booming this inheritance of the nation ancestors. Read more »

Batik is a fascinating craft but one many people hesitate to try because the old process is tedious and time consuming. Batik may be used for pillow tops, wall hangings, place mats or scarves. Big, bold designs in bright colors are most striking.

The word batik (pronounced Bateek) means “wax written” and this is basically what batik is. It is a way of decorating cloth by covering part of it with a coat of wax and then dyeing the cloth. The waxed area keeps its original color and when the wax is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed area makes the pattern.
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