Indonesian Batik Motifs-1

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I hope you are all enjoying this blog. Well, today I will be discussing about Indonesian Batik motifs.

Kawung

Kawung: It is a motif consisting of intersecting circles. . This design has appeared carved into the walls of many temples throughout Java.For many years, this pattern was reserved for the royal court of the Sultan of Jogjakarta. The circles are sometimes embellished inside with two or more small crosses or other ornaments such as intersecting lines or dots. It has been suggested that the ovals might represent flora such as the fruit of the kapok (silk cotton) tree or the aren (sugar palm).

Ceplok Motif

Ceplok: Ceplok is a general name for a whole series of geometric designs based on squares, rhombs, circles, stars, etc. Although fundamentally geometric, ceplok can also represent abstractions and stylization of flowers, buds,seeds and even animals.

Parang Motif

Parang: It has suggested meanings like knife patterns, rugged rock or broken blade. Parang usually alternated with narrower bands in a darker contrasting colour. These darker bands contain another design element, a line of lozenge shaped motifs call mlinjon. There are many variations of this basic striped pattern with its elegant sweeping lines, with over forty parang designs recorded.

References:

Marinaelphick (2014) Kawung batik motif. Available at: https://marinaelphick.com/2014/02/17/kawung-batik-motif/ (Accessed: 23 January 2017)

Fitinline (2013) Fitinline.Com: Keunikan Makna Filosofi Batik Klasik: Motif Gringsing. Available at: https://fitinline.com/article/read/keunikan-makna-filosofi-batik-klasik-motif-gringsing/ (Accessed: 1 February 2017).