Art Batik is the result of Culture

Art Batik is the result of the ancestral culture of Indonesia. Culture in Anthropology from Indonesia, Koentjaraningrat, etymologically or terms of languages, cultures derived from the word "Budi" meaning mind, and the "power" of significant strength. So the culture in terms of etymology, namely the power of reason.

Meanwhile, according to the terminology or the broad sense in which the whole system Koentjaraningrat, ideas, actions, and results of man's work in the context of a society that used to belong to human beings learn.
According to cultural elements, among others:

1. Language

2. Knowledge systems

3. Social organization

4. System equipment and technology

5. Livelihood systems

6. Religious Systems

7. Art

With reference to the theory of culture, the Art Batik is included in the results included in the category of cultural and artistic culture results. For more details, here is a description of the origin of the Art Batik.

Origin of Art Batik.

There are several opinions about the origin of this Art Batik. The first opinion said that the Art Batik originated from outside Indonesia, which was introduced by traders from Sri Lanka, Gujarad, and South Africa, which trade throughout Asia including Indonesia. The second opinion said that the Art Batik comes from Indonesia genuine.

This opinion is reinforced by the study of Soeharto et al, in the book Indonesia Indah "Batik", which begins with the discovery of the sites of decoration and painting on cave walls. This decorative style found in Borneo caves form of decoration or painting pictures of humans, animals, and the most is the image of outstretched palm of a human hand on the cave walls are sprinkled with red pigment as a magical belief system of symbols.

Origins of Art Batik : labeling painting hand in the Leang-leang cave was estimated to be 4,000 years old

The pictures are by the hands of primitive peoples is their belief in supernatural powers / magical. At first hurdles technique aims to invite protective spirits to resist evil spirits. Palms as a symbol of repellent reinforcements, while the red pigment is considered a symbol of evil. Suharto, et al concluded that the Art Batik originated from Indonesia, because the techniques used in painting the walls of the cave using techniques such as color hurdles on the Art Batik.

Art Batik in the body (tattoo)

However, no studies that analyze in detail how the painting on the wall of the cave to the subject of batik clothing. However, the general analysis is that primitive societies evolve and explore natural dyes. Rural communities utilizing the invention is no longer on the paintings on cave walls but began painting in the body in terms of tattoo (tattoo).

Then after human civilization progresses, people begin to recognize the primitive art of staining clothes and started to get in on the clothing.

Assumption is quite reasonable given the evidence how coloration on the body (body painting) to the painting and staining on clothing still exists. With the development of human civilization more advanced the Art Batik or color hurdles techniques were developed and experienced improvements in. At the time of the work-kingdoms in Indonesia and the Indonesian trade with the outside community, there is a simple modification of Art Batik into a new form .

Other evidence that the Art Batik comes from Indonesia is that the Art Batik began to grow rapidly in the days of empire and kingdom in Indonesia was first established Kutai in East Kalimantan.