Batik
One of the major art forms in Southeast Asia is a type of dyed cloth called batik. The word batik is thought to be derived from the word “ambatik” which means “a cloth with little dots” in Indonesian. The suffix “tik” means little dot, drop, point or to make dots. Batik may also originate from the Javanese (a dialect of Indonesian native to the island of Java) word “tritik” which describes a resist process for dying where the patterns are reserved on the textiles by tying and sewing areas prior to dying, similar to tie dye techniques implemented in western textile design.Although experts disagree about the origins of batik, samples of dye resistance patterns on cloth can be traced back 1,500 years ago to Egypt and the Middle East. Samples have also been found in Turkey, India, China, Japan and West Africa from past centuries. Although in these countries people were using the technique of dye resisting decoration on cloth, none have developed batik to the art form that is highly developed on the island of Java in Indonesia. Although there is mention of “fabrics highly decorated” in Dutch transcripts from the 17th century, most scholars believe that the intricate Javanes
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