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Tradition and Process of BATIK

Batik Technology is a fabric processing technology by providing a variety of design motifs and colors on the cloth. Batik in Java technology is an example of successful technological innovations imported into the traditional technology. Originally making a batik is not a form of handicraft industry but the usual household of women in urban areas. In the past, batik is usually done at home magnifying Javanese nobility. Main equipment Batik Basic tools for batik is canting which is principally used for painting. The tool is determining the criteria of a work  called mbatik . Canting is made of copper which has a tank parts (for a wax liquid) and the hollow channel (kingfisher) with various sizes and number of holes (cucuk ) the size to determine points, or lines will be painted. Canting fusuh example is a coarse cloth wrapped the hole which serves to cover the small blocks. Other equipment is stove to heat a pan of wax liquid, gawangan to spread cloth, or large brush (jegol...

THE DIVERSITY of INDONESIAN BATIK

Batik art developed throughout Indonesia with the uniqueness, beauty, and personality different. Some of the batik-producing areas such as: Solo, Yogyakarta, Pekalongan, Cirebon, Indramayu, Garut, Lasem, Tuban, and Madura. Batik in every region of Indonesia is unique and distinctive characteristics of each in order of decoration and color. Batik motives are different betwen coastal areas and the palace area. Rural community/palace bored with colors, so the contrasting colors do not feel coarse, and elegant/ miyayeni ). While coastal communities bored with the color blue, so feel fresh and interested in the colors vary. Beliefs and customs influence, for example, if the strong influence of Javanese Hindu many of the motives, symbols symbolic symbol eg, cement, dollars, etc. Meanwhile, when a strong Islamic influence then a lot of decoration in the form of calligraphy. Decoration of Solo and Yogyakarta's batik look small, smooth and curved, not straight shape, color in the harmo...

Mosque as a Result of Cultural Syncretism, "Masjid ANGKE"

At first glance the building of this mosque resembles a Chinese pagoda-style architecture. Yes .... indeed many buildings spread across the Indonesian archipelago is not a native style. Distinctive entrances and roof structure of the layered two,and the roof ending as well as the temple architectural style of China. But the interior of the four great pillars such as the Tower of the Demak Mosque in Mataram (Java Islamic culture). The chancel embedded in the walls and windows elliptical grille without carvings, describes the style of Banten. At first glance the building of this mosque resembles a Ch Although several generations have passed, but still remain strong. Actual name of this mosque of Al-Anwar, but better known as the mosque Angke, because it is located at Jalan Tubagus Angke. Erect and graceful mosque was, was established on 2 April 1751 AD or 26th of Sha'ban 1174 Hijri. So the age of the mosque is now almost 2.5 centuries. You can also find other side of the uniquene...

"HONAI", Exotic House in Baliem Valley, Wamena, Papua

Dani definitely is familiar to the anthropologist, or ethnologists. This paper describes some of the aspects of architectural. Dani tribes generally live in the valley Baliem Wamena. Dani tribe until now claimed to be from Africa, which in ancient days moved from one place to another until they settled under the foot of Mount Trikora (now is called the Mountain Baliem Wamena). In general, Dani tribe living in Papua province, precisely in Wamena Regency, Puncak Jaya, Tolikara, Mambramo Yahukimo and Central, in the highlands of ± 2500m above sea level. But in particular Dani divided into 3 (three) groups of tribes, namely: D Lani Tribe, Tribe and Tribal D Nayak Walak. Of the three ethnic groups mentioned above there is no difference, but the salient difference between the rates mentioned above is, common things like different languages and dialects, clothing or apparel, the way of doing the garden, the way of war strategy set and so forth. From the first since the ancestors to the prese...

"RUMAH BETANG" The Long House of the Dayak, Borneo

In the past, the life of the Dayak tribes who resided inland of Borneo that live in groups, where they must lived and passed along, it was embodied in a architecture work that is, Huma Betang Betang has a unique characteristics that can be observed from the elongated shape and there was only a staircase and the entrance to the Betang . That staircase as a means of connecting to the Betang called hejot . Betang was built high from the ground surface to avoid the things that bother the residents of Betang , such as avoiding the enemy that can come suddenly, the beast, or the flooding that sometimes swept them. Almost all Betang can be found on the by of big rivers in Borneo (Kalimantan). Betang built typically large, can reach 30-150 feet in length and width can reach about 10-30 feet, has a pole of about 3-5 meters high. Betang built using high quality wood materials, namely ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwagerí T et B), in addition to having the strength to stand up to hundreds of yea...

Earthquake Resistance Construction from Megalithic Era in Nias, Indonesia

There is example of earthquake resistant building in the megalithic era. That examples exist in Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Vernacular houses in Nias was not responding when rocked. Wisely designed with the principles of earthquake resistant. At the columns foot of the building are divided into two types, namely the main structural columns that stand in an upright position and the column amplifier located in a position intersecting to form the letter X in italics. Wooden blocks or large stones deliberately placed on the sidelines of the column amplifier as a weight to keep the building from the wind. While the top end of upright columns connected by beams buffer through a connection peg system which was then carrying beams on top floors. Diagonal columns, with no beginning and no end point, intertwine to prop up the oval plan building with a cantilevered surrounds the entire side of the floor plan. Like a belt, a series of beams placed lengthwise around the body of the building. On...

"Rumah Gadang", The Big House in West Sumatra of Indonesia

Minangkabau society (one of the tribes in Sumatra), living in a social order in the form of a large family (paruik) derived from a matrilineal descent, where every single descendant of a family headed by a grandmother (mamak ). Every family has their own big house, where family activities take place inside the party is dominated by women. Who occupy these gadang Houses are women and children, while the boys stayed in the mosque to learn to recite and study. Minangkabau society with its Minangkabau culture has 3 important elements: 1. Idealism (containing the values or norms) 2. Patterned behavior (ceremonial ritual) 3. Physical manifestation Minangkabau architecture is one of physical manifestation, can not be separated from the social culture. The most prominent architectural shape was the House and the Mosque. Public house called the Gadang House as the residence of a large family. Activities conducted within a cultural pattern and procedure adopted for socialization. Minangkab...

"Rumoh Aceh", An Indonesian Vernacular Architecture

Did you know ...? There is a unique technology in the house of Aceh (Indonesia : Rumoh Aceh) to save homes from fire danger. As we know, the biggest risk in the traditional tropical houses made almost entirely of buildings from nature such as wood, bamboo, thatch, leaves, etc.. All are highly flammable. Technology is the technology referred to "Overthrow Roof During Fire" Well ... the buildings are saving technology in principle is a way to quickly knock down the roof of the building so the fire did not spread and burn the entire contents of the house. When the fire situation occurs, it must be that there is more panic right? A "black strap" on the roof will help to overcome the panic, so the situation is getting worse ... not move until the whole house burned down. It is preventable. What is "black strap"? "Black strap" is part of the roof structure that connects all elements of the roof. When there is a fire, "black strap" is cut so t...

Improving Visual Spatial Inteligence

Visual spatial intelligence is the ability to understand, process, and thinking in a visual form. Children with these skills can translate the form of a picture in his mind into the form of two or three dimensions. Understanding the layout, direction and a good position also part of this intelligence. Children that are quick to memorize the street at the age of 3-4 years can be said have a visual spatial intelligence. Children with this intelligence, he continued, can be seen easily and quickly understand the concept of visual-spatial and look enthusiastic while performing activities related to the ability to play this like a puzzle, lego, blocks, drawing and coloring and making maps. For example when your child is 4-5 years old were asked to build houses of bricks, do not be surprised to see the block correctly and quickly without the help of a pattern or example images. According to Howard Gardner, professor of education from Harvard University, USA, in his book Multiple Intelligence...

Badri : The Savior of The Earth from Cisarua Bogor Indonesia

A bead of water dripping into his head, and since then Badri as if reborn. He became someone new. The story I read in Kompas January 19 (one of Indonesian Magazines), that then that story made me believe that perhaps there is a miracle, in other words of something amazing. Miracles in this version did not come into the world as a spectacular. He infiltrated in small files. Badri lives in a village that is part of the Village of North Monument, in the District of Cisarua, Bogor. For years, the man who is now 60-year-old handyman was so tripe forest. Together with some friends, went outside to enter the peak of the time it was lush and cool. With chainsaws and machetes they tebangi trees to be cut and sold as firewood. Four years, since 1975, since he was 36 years old, Badri get a living by destroying the forest. But something happened on a day in October 1979. That afternoon he did not go to Friday prayers. Since morning she just kept cutting down trees. At noon, when a sweltering after...