The History of BaticDepending on the quality of art work, fabrics, and the substance of manufacture, fine batik can achieve cost thousands of dollars. Why could reach that price? because batik is a handmade product and in the making can achieve a relatively long time. And of course also because there are ornaments on the batik.
Exactly origins of batik are unknown, but is most common on the island of Java in Indonesia. Stains was back in the kingdom of Majapahit in Java and only used for clothing King Family. This continual practice, the Era of the Sultan of Mataram. Then, Yogyakarta, Solo, Pekalongan, Rembang, Semarang and centers of Tegal batik expenditure. They Kampung Batik (Batik Center ") is called.
Java stain of an aristocratic family considered. Several designs for mengenalpasti family and social status are usually based on bird and flower motifs. Design is a hallmark of culture and sophistication. Sebahagian large designs have survived to this day. It is also believed that unlicensed certain patterns and institutions have special meaning happiness, wealth, prosperity, and bring health
In Indonesia, batik formerly sold with 2.25-meter length of cloth for sarongs and kebaya. Batik cloth can also be used only with wrapped it around the body, or some are using it on the head (we call blangkon). Batik fabrics can also be used to hold the baby, that people used to believe it can bring good luck to the baby. Several other batik designs cater to the bride and groom and their room decoration. Even people die in Indonesia were sometimes entwined with batik cloth. And there are some specific motif for the kingdom and his family. Strata or social status can be drawn from the motif that they wear.
For special occasions, batik was a lot presented by combining the color of gold, or commonly called a leaf. Prada in the Java language could be interpreted the word "gold". Until now, no matter batik is still much that is presented with a gold color, but it was not by giving prada, but already with paint techniques.
Batik is also widely used in Javanese ritual occasions. As in the event mitoni, mitoni derived from the root word "pitu" which means "seven". A mother will wear batik with seven times the hopes of all goodness in him. Batik is also worn at the ceremony where a baby tedak siten first set foot on the ground. There is also a batik wear on special meaning harbor dock, where people come together and seemed to throw all his problems to the sea.
