History of Indonesia : Batik

Batik (Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ] ;
Indonesian: [ˈbatɪk] ) is a technique of manual
wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth, or
cloth made using this technique. Batik is made
either by drawing dots and lines of the resist
with a spouted tool called a canting
(IPA: [ʈ͡ʂantiŋ] , also spelled tjanting), or by
printing the resist with a copper stamp called a
cap (IPA: [ʈ͡ʂap] , also spelled tjap). The applied
wax resists dyes and therefore allows the
artisan to color selectively by soaking the
cloth in one color, removing the wax with
boiling water, and repeating if multiple colors
are desired.
A tradition of making batik is found in various
countries, including Nigeria, China, India,
Malaysia, Philippines and Sri Lanka; the batik
of Indonesia, however, is the most well-known.
Indonesian batik made in the island of Java
has a long history of acculturation , with
diverse patterns influenced by a variety of
cultures, and is the most developed in terms of
pattern, technique, and the quality of
workmanship.On October 2009, UNESCO
designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece
of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity .
Etymology
The word batik is Javanese in origin. It may
either come from the Javanese word amba ('to
write') and titik ('dot'), or may derive from a
hypothetical Proto-Austronesian root *beCík
('to tattoo'). The word is first recorded in
English in the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1880,
in which it is spelled battik. It is attested in
the Indonesian Archipelago during the Dutch
colonial period in various forms: mbatek ,