Indonesia’s Culture

August 31, 2010

An important trademark of Indonesia’s culture is batik. The batik processes of waxing and dyeing origanted in java centureies ago and now classic design have been modified with modern trends on both pattern and technology. There are several centers of Batik in Java, the major ones being Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pekalongan, and Cirebon. Other provinces produce hand woven cloths of gold and silver threads, silks or cottons with intricate designs. Paintings traditionally and contemporary woodcarving for ornamentation and furniture, silverwork and engraving from Yogyakarta and Sumatera, filigree form south Sulawesi and Bali with different styles of clay, sandstone, and wood sculptures.

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