In the eyes of many, fabric scraps are merely leftover pieces of textiles with little value. In reality, these remnants can ...
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! fter being hit hard by the ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-- Decorative batik clothing has long had its place as Malaysia's official national costume. But today, the eye-catching patterns of the age-old design method have reached new ...
Inhaling the strong scent of boiling wax, I stepped inside a house where elderly women were busy transferring the scalding substance onto fabric. In that house in Ciwaringin, Cirebon, West Java, they ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - To know batik better, especially why premium batik cloth can cost millions of rupiah for a cloth measuring around 1 by 1.5 meters, the first thing is to recognize the definition of ...
It is early morning in Giriloyo, Yogyakarta, and a group of women are busy drawing motifs on white cloth in an open gazebo. Next to them are buckets of liquid wax that they will melt on a small stove ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Various Indonesian batik clothing and fabrics featured at the Indonesian Pavilion at the 2019 Apparel Textile and Footwear (ATF) Trade Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa, on ...
The Indonesian cloth batik has gone from being used in traditional ceremonial costumes to mainstream fashion items. Following batik's soaring popularity, other types of Indonesian cloths have also ...
Illustrations: In 18th century, batik clothing was worn in Java to express both status and character
The earliest compelling evidence indicating how batik was once worn is a copiously illustrated manuscript entitled Serat Damar Wulan (MSS Jav 89) presented to the library of the East India Company ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback