Batik Malaysia Cultural Heritage

History

Batik is an excellent field of handicrafts in India. Since the 15th century AD, more people have found the traditional method of batik making. In the past, the Malay community to use potatoes as a tool but now pengecap batik has cultivated using modern equipment. Batik was first introduced in our country especially in Kelantan since 1910 again. Batik from Indonesia and derived from the Javanese word 'tik' means the drip points or write. Ambatik also means drawing, writing, coloring or drip. Malay in nature, a kind of batik called Rainbow Batik was introduced since the 1770s. Most enterprises in Malaysia batik factory many in Kelantan and Terengganu.

Motif

Motifs are ornamental patterns that are used in the process of batik painting or inlaid. Forms of batik produced in two main forms of the motif Organic and geometric motif. Organic motifs based on nature such as clouds tired, plants, flowers, and animals.
Use

Population in the country using batik widely. Used to make batik shirt, batik cloth gloves or last. For example, stewardess uniforms made from aircraft MAS batik. Batik is also used in ceremonies and formal ceremony crowd. Apart made clothes, batik is also used as decoration such as table cloth, bedding, gloves Cushion, tudung head, covering television and others. Batik can be purchased with a cheap and affordable prices. Batik so popular foreign tourists because coraknya interesting and unique. It is often used as two hands to go to their respective countries.