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"I am frequently asked ‘How is batik made?’ I think that you may be surprised at the time and effort it takes. But, first, what is batik?..." Ni Wayan Murni
Textiles
3. Super Silk Sarong Length 2 m, width 115 cm Order Number: T40
5. Batik Sarong Length 273 cm, width 104 cm Order Number: T42
Poleng
Background: Every visitor to Bali
notices very quickly the black and white checked cloths, wrapped around
guardian statues, pavilions, people, kulkul drums in temples and even
trees and stones wherein a spirit dwells. It is dazzling and powerful
and has a special meaning for the Balinese: it represents the cosmic
duality. The squares of equal size are perfect black and perfect white; they intersect and are not parallel. Grey squares contain strands of both and show that you cannot have one without the other. White represents good, the gods and health; black represents evil, the underworld and disease. Poleng comprises them both and so the whole. For humans, men and women, poleng cloth offers protection. It is sometimes used in temple ceremonies to cover the ground, so that people walking on it will be free of all possible evil spirits.
Batik Solo Background: Solo is in central Java. The textile is inscribed with the name of the owner or maker: NJ TJOA GIOK TJIAM. NJ is short for Njonja, a form of address for married women. The name is Chinese.
Batik Cirebon 4
Batik Pekalongan:
Jako Tarub
Material: Cotton Background: Pekalongan became known as "Batik City" and the foremost centre of north coast Javanese batik. It was and is a commercial centre and has had contact with China, Arab countries and the Netherlands. In the early part of the 20th century, European women in the area encouraged high technical tandards. There was a renaissance in batik art. The batik designers adapted foreign design elements, free of symbolic meanings. The pure aesthetic qualities of the cloth took precedence and this led to an explosion of colours and naturalistic expressions. This textile tells the Javanese story of a warrior (Jako Tarub, also known as Jaka Tarub) falling in love with an angel.
Textiles: 1: Old Javanese Batik Textiles: 2: Java and Bali Textiles: 3: North Javanese Batik Textiles: 4: Geringsing Patterns 1 Textiles: 6: Sumba, Sumatra, Kisar, Java Textiles: 7: Geringsing Patterns 2 Textiles: 9: Old Central Javanese Batik Textiles: 10: Calligraphy Batik Textiles: 11: Pekalongan Batik
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