Batik has long been present and became part of the typical culture of the archipelago has even been set as a humanitarian heritage for the Culture of Lisan and Non-Walwi UNESCO on October 2, 2009.
One of the famous batik craft towns is Pekalongan, and is a batik manufacturer in Indonesia. Motivating into the city’s majority livelihood eyes, even almost all homes are used as batik production place, whether batik writes or caps or combinations of both even batik printing.
The production process of batik becomes the daily activities of its society, almost overall is carried out in each house. Starting from the process of selection of fabrics, the manufacture of color is good to use the color of chemical substances and natural coloring, until the final result becomes a sheet of batik fabric as well as sales store outlets.
A craft of batik fabrics in Pekalongan, Central Java.
A number of craftsmen produce batik in Pekalongan, Central Java.
In order to reduce the use of chemicals that can pollute the environment, permits now apply natural coloring processes using plants around. Just like Indigo plant that can produce blue color, Jelawe that produces yellow color, the pace root produces red color and so on.
To market batik, a variety of ways to get customers. Starting from sale to wholesale batik center, special booking of school uniforms and institutions, sales through gallery of each craft, to sale through website or social media.
Batik is not only respect in the country, but also in foreigners, such as America, Japan and Europe who have become their intent. Even some customers in foreigners know some craftsmen directly to make it easy for special bookings as request. The price of the fabric sheet varies, from Rp75 thousand to tens of million rupiahs. Based on the data of the Ministry of Industry, the export value of batik and batik products in the semester 1 year 2017 reached 39.4 million US dollars or equivalent of Rp528 billion.
The craftsman produces batik in Pekalongan, Central Java.
A number of craftsmen produce batik in Pekalongan, Central Java.
On the achievement of the city of Pekalongan also received the city of Batik, and entered the UNESCO Creative City network on December 1, 2014.
Photo and Text: Harviyan Prime Putra
A number of craftsmen produce batik in Pekalongan, Central Java.
A number of craftsmen produce batik in Pekalongan, Central Java.
The craftsman produces batik in Pekalongan, Central Java.
A craft observes the final result of the production process of batik in Pekalongan, Central Java.
A craft of batik fabrics in Pekalongan, Central Java.
A craft of batik fabric in his batik store in Pekalongan, Central Java.
Calon consumers choose batik clothing in Batik Setono Wholesale Market in Pekalongan, Central Java.
The work of producing batik on the process of night solvents in Pekalongan, Central Java.
The consumer crosses on the wall of mural village Batik Pesindon in Pekalongan, Central Java.
A worker brings batik fabric piles using motorcycles in Kampung Batik Pesindon in Pekalongan, Central Java.
