History of Batik
History of Batik Batik originated from the Javanese "amba" meaning to write and "point". While the meaning of the word itself refers Batik fabric with a pattern that is produced by the nightly material is applied onto the fabric to resist the entry of the dye. Historically, batik originated from a common ancestor, which was known since the seventeenth century were painted and written on palm leaves. At that time, the motif is still dominated by the shapes of plants and animals. In the history of batik painting style has developed from plants and stars, is slowly turning towards abstract motives, like motif that resembles a cloud, puppets, reliefs, etc. White cloth which is used as an ingredient when it is a material that is the result of homespun. Meanwhile, coloring materials in use consist of herbs that created itself. Such as noni tree, high, indigo, soga, then the material for soda is made from soda ash, as well as salts made from mud. Batik art itself is ...