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The History of Batik

Evidence of early examples of batik have been found in the Far East, Middle East, Central Asia and India from over 2000 years ago. It is conceivable that these areas developed independently, without the influence from trade or cultural exchanges. However, it is more likely that the craft spread from Asia to the islands of the Malay Archipelago and west to the Middle East through the caravan route.
Batik was practised in China as early as the Sui Dynasty (AD 581-618). These were silk batiks and these have also been discovered in Nara, Japan in the form of screens and ascribed to the Nara period (AD 710-794). It is probable that these were made by Chinese artists. They are decorated with trees, animals, flute players, hunting scenes and stylised mountains. No evidence of very old cotton batiks have been found in India but frescoes in the Ajunta caves depict head wraps and garments which could well have been batiks.

In Java and Bali temple ruins contain figures whose garments are patterned in a manner suggestive of batik. By 1677 there is evidence of a considerable export trade, mostly on silk from China to Java, Sumatra, Persia and Hindustan. In Egypt linen and occasionally woollen fabrics have been excavated bearing white patterns on a blue ground and are the oldest known and date from the 5th century A.D. They were made in Egypt, possibly Syria. In central Africa resist dyeing using cassava and rice paste has existed for centuries in the Yoruba tribe of Southern Nigeria and Senegal.

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Indonesia, most particularly the island of Java, is the area where batik has reached the greatest peak of accomplishment. The Dutch brought Indonesian craftsmen to teach the craft to Dutch warders in several factories in Holland from 1835. The Swiss produced imitation batik in the early 1940s. A wax block form of printing was developed in Java using a cap. By the early 1900s the Germans had developed mass production of batiks. There are many examples of this form of batik as well as hand-produced work in many parts of the world today. Computerisation of batik techniques is a very recent development.

There is nowhere in the world where the art of batik has been developed to the highest standards as in the island of Java in Indonesia. All the raw materials for the process are readily available - cotton and beeswax and many plants from which the dyes are made.

It is not known when the batik was first made but the traditional skills were particularly well developed over hundreds of years in Central Java around Yogyakarta and Solo under the patronage of the Sultan and his court. Designs were copies and in some cases the cloths could only be used by certain people or on certain occasions. The royal families had their own proscribed designs. On the coast designs were developed differently, influenced by settlers from China, the Dutch colonists and traders from India and Arabia.

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Two methods of applying wax are used.

>>>The cloth is hung over the frame and the design is drawn on with a canting, a small copper cupped spout which is attached to a bamboo or wooden handle. The canting is dipped into a pot of hot wax and then allowed to flow through the spout on to the fabric. On thicker fabrics the waxing is carried out on both sides. This process is carried out by the women
>>>The cloth is stretched on to long tables and a cap or copper stamping tool is used. This is dipped into a pan of hot wax and pressed on to the fabric. This enables the design to be repeated many times and is usually done on both sides of the fabric by men. This is a much faster method of wax application.

The traditional dyes used are deep indigo blues and soga browns and these are still the characteristic colours for work in central Java. Towards the end of the 19th century chemical dyes were introduced in the coastal regions and as a result of this the colours are usually brilliant and more varied. The final hand made lengths of cloth, known as Tulis, may take several months to produce and are consequently very expensive. Everywhere in Indonesia people still wear clothing made from batik cloth and the tourist industry has opened up a new market for cheap batik clothing and pictures.

Reproduced from The Art of Batik, written and published by The Batik Guild, 1999

  1. Introduction to Batik Indonesia

  2. Story of Batik from Java Indonesia

  3. The History of Batik

  4. All About Batik Sarong from Bali Java of Indonesia

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  1. Monocolor Sarong
  2. Stamp Sarong
  3. Hand Painting Sarong
  4. Celtic Print Sarong
  5. Water Color Sarong
  6. Sequin Beads Sarong
  7. Embroidered Sarong
  8. Solid Plain Color Sarong
  9. Tie Dye Sarong & Double Process Batik Pareo
  10. Stripes Sarong
  11. Screen Print Sarong
  12. Mini Beach Sarongs
  13. Natural Footwear (Sandals Slippers Made in Indonesia)
  14. Coconut Shell Wood Sarong Ties (Pareos Buckles)
  15. Mother Pearl Sea Shell Sarong Ties (Pareo Buckles)
  16. Batik Fabric Sarong Tops Made in Indonesia
  17. Batik Poncho Top 1, Batik Ponco Top 2, Batik Ponco Top 3
  18. Batik Sarong Sets 1, Beach Sarong Sets 2, Bali Sarong Sets 3
  19. Hand loomed Cotton Scarf Shawls from Indonesia
  20. Batik Beach Sarong Sets Short 1 & Batik Beach Sarong Sets Short 2
  21. Batik Pantaloon from Indonesia
  22. Screen Print Batik Pareo Hibiscus Motif
  23. Fine Quality Hand Painted Batik Sarongs
  24. Fine Quality Hand Painted Batik Sarongs PART II
  25. Indonesia Batik Beachwear : Batik Mini Skirts from Indonesia

Handcrafted Jewelry & Fashion Accessories from Bali Indonesia:

  1. Bali Beads Necklaces with Mother Pearl Shell Pendant. Go to www.Jewelryindonesia.com for Bali Shell Jewelry
  2. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace 9 to Necklace 16
  3. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace 17 to Necklace 24
  4. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace 25 to Necklace 32
  5. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace 33 to Necklace 48
  6. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace 49 to Necklace 58
  7. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace 59 to Necklace 63
  8. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace 64 to Necklace 68
  9. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BELTS > Mother of Pearl Belts Made in Indonesia
  10. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BRACELETS > Natural Bracelets 1 to 9 Beads Bracelets
  11. ORGANIC BODY JEWELRY > BALI BODY PIERCING JEWELRY > Bone Horn Plugs Made in Indonesia
  12. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BRACELETS > Bracelet 105 to Bracelet 110
  13. FASHION ACCESSORIES > NECKLACES > Bali Bone Necklaces (Necklace with Carved Bone Pendant)
  14. FASHION ACCESSORIES > NECKLACES > Necklace with Chapiz Shell Pendant > Necklace 69 to Necklace 73
  15. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Mother of Pearl Necklace 80 to Necklace 94
  16. ORGANIC BODY JEWELRY > BALI BODY PIERCING JEWELRY > Wooden Earrings Body Art Jewelry
  17. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > MOP Necklaces Sea Shell Necklaces > Necklace 95 to 114
  18. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Necklace with Chapiz Shell > Necklace FLNECK 1 to 5
  19. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Necklaces MOP Pendant Sea Shell > Necklace 115 to 134
  20. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beaded Necklaces Sea Shells > Necklace P20-1 to P20-5
  21. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Necklace with Sea Shells > Necklace P21-1 t P21-9
  22. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother of Pearl Necklace P22-1 to P22-13
  23. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads String Necklaces Shell Resin > Necklace P23-1 to 12
  24. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Mother Pearl Necklaces > Necklace P24-1 to 12
  25. FASHION ACCESSORIES > NECKLACES > Runes Bone Necklaces Made in Indonesia
  26. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BRACELETS > Bracelets with Sea Shells Wood Bt2-1 to Bt2-12
  27. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Necklace Chapiz Shell Pendant > Necklace 74 to Necklace 79
  28. ORGANIC BODY JEWELRY > BALI BODY PIERCING JEWELRY > Bone Plugs Horn Plugs 13 to 27
  29. FASHION ACCESSORIES > EARRINGS > MOP EARRINGS BONE EARRINGS (EARRING 1 to 6)
  30. FASHION ACCESSORIES > EARRINGS > Wooden Earrings Wooden Earlets Indonesia EARP2-1 to 9
  31. FASHION ACCESSORIES > NECKLACES > Wooden Necklaces Made in Indonesia (COCO NCK)
  32. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Coco Shell Beads Necklaces Made in Indonesia (CSN)
  33. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Dyed Mother Pearl Shell Beads Necklaces Indonesia (NP33)
  34. FASHION ACCESSORIES > NECKLACES > Glass Beads Jewelry Made in Indonesia (GNP34)
  35. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Beads Mother Pearl Shell Necklaces (NCP35)
  36. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BELTS > MOP Shells Belts Made in Indonesia (BLTP2)
  37. FASHION ACCESSORIES > NECKLACES > COWRIE SHELL NECKLACES FROM INDONESIA (NCKP37)
  38. FASHION ACCESSORIES > NECKLACES > BALI SILVER MOTHER PEARL SHELL NECKLACES (Nckp38)
  39. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS BRACELETS > SPIDER BEADS BRACELETS from INDONESIA (BRP39)
  40. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > MOP NECKLACES (NCKP40)
  41. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > MOP SHELL ABALONE SHELL NECKLACES (NCKP41)
  42. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > BEADS NECKLACES with COWRY SHELLS (NCKP42)
  43. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Bead Necklaces with MOP Pendant (NCKP43)
  44. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Mother of Pearl Shell Beads Necklaces (NP44)
  45. FASHION ACCESSORIES > BEADS NECKLACES > Sea Shells Beads Necklaces from Indonesia (NP45)
  46. Even more fashion accessories costume jewelry made in Indonesia, click to visit www.jewelryindonesia.com

Handmade Footwear Made in Indonesia:

  1. Leather Straps Sandals Slippers Footwear with Beads Sea Shell
  2. Beads Sandals from Bali Indonesia
  3. Bali Beads Sandals
  4. Bali Beaded Sandals & Wooden Sandals
  5. Sandals Slippers with Beads Made in Indonesia (beaded footwear from Indonesia)
  6. Woman Sandals with Beads Made in Indonesia
  7. Beaded Sandals Beaded Slippers made in Indonesia
  8. Sandals with Cowrie Shells Mother of Pearl Shells
  9. Bali Beads Sandals. Quality Bali Beads Sandals only US$ 1.65

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