Historically considered an important skill for women of noble birth in Indonesia, batik-making once involved a preparatory night of prayer before beginning the tedious, often monthslong decorative ...

Learn how three nonyas transformed batik from Javanese tradition into global art. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Women tended to dominate the wax-dripping ... Ulet Ifansasti for The New York Times In 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” ...

women who have just given birth, babies learning to walk, weddings, funerals and even when someone has been promoted. But while batik has been produced in Indonesia for centuries, it is now facing ...

Within Indonesia, batik is far from national -- its origin ... phoenixes and peonies, and women from European and Javanese mixed marriages introduced Western botanical motifs and lace-like patterns.

Batik is a traditional textile from Indonesia ... The workshop was held by the Indonesian embassy in Amman in collaboration with the Indonesian Women’s Association in Amman and featured Venny ...

People celebrated National Batik Day at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, a culture-based recreational area, in Jakarta, Indonesia, and learned more about the Batik dyeing technique. The National Batik ...

IONIQ 5 will feature Indonesia's iconic batik design. Indonesian Ambassador to Korea Gandi Sulistiyanto announced the special collaboration between Hyundai and Surakarta City, also known as Solo ...