Batik culture

Batik is a 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 . The tradition of batik was originally a hereditary tradition , so that occasionally a recognizable motif batik originated from a particular family . Some batik may indicate the status of a person . Even today , some traditional ' batik motif is only used by the family palace of Yogyakarta and Surakarta . Cirebon batik motif sea creatures Batik is the ancestral heritage of Indonesia ( Java ) that until now still exist . Batik is also first introduced to the world by President Suharto , who was then wearing batik at the UN Conference .