Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Batik Madura

Batik in Indonesia there are several kinds, with different motifs and patterns in each region. Each pattern is applied has its own history. Batik is one of Indonesia's famous culture and should be conserved. One example of various kinds of batik found in various regions in Indonesia is Batik Madura, derived from the city of Madura.

Batik Madura, has its own characteristics. As the salt-producing islands have characteristics of bright colors and a variety of motives showed the character of local communities. Batik color is bold colors, ranging from red, green, yellow and blue. Batik Madura using natural dyes so that the color is quite striking. Madura batik motif is different because of the influence of the suburbs, such as pictures of birds.


Batik Madura also have their respective stories. For example, batik type Tasik Malaya adapted from the story of waiting a wife against her husband. Then there are also stories about Panji Suci, Nyiur Melambai, tar poteh which has a white background mean as the sanctity of a woman and cah keneh is a beautiful woman from China.

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