Batik From the Courts of Java and Sumatra

Batik From the Courts of Java and Sumatra
Rudolf G. Smend (Author), Brigitte Khan Majlis (Author), Harmen C. Veldhuisen (Author), Leo Haks (Author)

Batik occupies a special position in Indonesia's history and culture. The extraordinary photographs of cloths and prints in this book demonstrate why batik is the stuff of textile legend. These 71 batik designs, taken from the collection of famed dealer Rudolf G. Smend, date from 1880-1930, a time still considered batik's golden age. Complementing these extraordinary cloths are 16 vintage photo prints from the Leo Haks collection, which demonstrate how batik was worn at court and in other settings.

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Batik as a World Cultural Heritage

UNESCO) Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization last Friday (2/10/2009) set batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage. And on that day was used as a day of batik.

Inauguration of Indonesian batik by UNESCO plans to do in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

President of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) called on all Indonesian people to wear batik on October 2 at once as an expression of gratitude for the achievements and the grace that has been achieved by the Indonesian people.

Problem batik will be the official property of these premises, which also claims Malaysian batik is derived from neighbor countries are also not remain silent. UNESCO will strengthen heard batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that his party would study the decision of UNESCO. But until this moment not yet known whether the intention Malaysia successfully.

Indonesian batik confirmation process is quite long. Beginning on September 3, 2008 which was subsequently accepted officially by UNESCO on January 9, 2009. The next stage is testing closed by UNESCO in Paris on 11 to May 14, 2009.