African batik is a traditional art form that uses wax and dye to create intricate patterns on fabric. This technique can be ...

Campaigners in Indonesia have blended rhino conservation with artisanal batik production to raise awareness about saving the critically endangered species. Under a program started by a conservationist ...

A four-story building stands out in a tranquil neighborhood in Danzhai county, Guizhou province, after sunset, as it lights up for a bunch of local Miao women who create Miao batik. The building is ...

Batik-making not only promotes an intangible cultural heritage among younger Indonesians, it also serves as a therapeutic intervention and potential source of income for children with developmental ...

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HEBEI, April 6 (Xinhua) — Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts.

Kauman is a small village in the city's downtown that can be accessed easily via the main street on Jl. Slamet Riyadi. The existence of Kauman begun with the construction of Kraton Surakarta's grand ...

Multifunction: A Rifaiyah batik cloth in the 'dapel' motif commonly used as a male sarong. A number of middle-aged women sit in a dry paddy field as they apply wax to cambric to produce a special kind ...

Batik making is a traditional art that has survived until now. Which still attracts the attention of Indonesian artists to this day. Dias Prabu is the founder and leader of Kultura Collectiva, a ...

The owner of Jadi Batek Colin Yong with one of his employees is preparing a batik painting. Tourists from home and abroad do not miss the opportunity to learn batik painting through the classes ...