BATIK . The name of an art form of carving that depicted or described in a pattern to form a picture made on a piece of cloth , to be made distinctive clothing that has taste and high culture art in some conditions of batik can be differentiated by their respective areas due to patterns in each region was not the same , because it has a wide diversity of different colors and patterns batik believed to have existed since the time of Majapahit , and became very popular late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century .
Produced batik batik is all until the early twentieth century and the new batik known after World War I or around the 1920's batik is usually used for formal occasions such as celebrations, and birthday batik itself. in batik making was there that use modern ways and means of making traditional in every
Detail clothing featuring vines pattern and intricate flowers that are similar to traditional Javanese batik patterns that can be found today . It is pointed out that making intricate batik patterns that can only be made with a canting has been known in Java since the 13th century or even earlier . craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia ( especially Java ) since long . Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living , so in the past, batik work is exclusively women's work until the invention of " Batik Cap " which allows the entry of men into the field . There are some exceptions to this phenomenon , namely the coastal batik masculine lines as can be seen in shades of " Mega Clouds", which in some coastal areas batik work is common for men .