Batik, the art of creating flamboyant patterns on cloth using wax, is no longer an Oriental tradition. Think of Batik, and the psychedelic seventies come to mind: the Flower Power era, when blooms ...

JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in the ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Hadi Suwito quietly sits at his desk to oversee the daily operations of Batik Plentong, one of Yogyakarta’s surviving manufacturers of traditional batik textile. On the wall ...

African batik-style T-shirt prints are a vibrant and culturally rich way to express personal style. This traditional art form ...

Sigi Regency in Central Sulawesi is far more than a residential area; it is a landscape rich in noble values and local wisdom. Flanked by mountains and ancient forests strictly guarded by customary ...

The "Let's Batik" (Ayo Membatik) workshop is held by the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow every Saturday throughout September. Doc. Indonesian Embassy in Moscow "This batik exhibition and workshop which ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sample of third wax drawing (details) ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Sample of completed batik after wax ...