Papua ??? Yes, We Have Batik
by : Huwaida Najla Alaudina
Hi guys, you met me again here, and of
course with a lot more to know with me. Now, I would like to tell you about an
interesting story about Papua. Well, you know about Papua, don’t you?. I
believe all of you will nod your head, right ?. Ok, just to remind you. Papua
is the largest province of Indonesia, located in the center of the Papua island or
the eastern part of West New Guinea (Irian Jaya).
Eemmh… don’t you know that actually
Papua has so many cultures ?. And one of them is Batik. Moreover, UNESCO has
even declared Batik as an object of cultural heritage produced by Indonesia. So, batik is not only from Java island but also from the rest of
Indonesia. We can find various kinds of Batik. Even Papua itself also has Batik
as its cultural heritage.
So, what is so distinctive of Papua’s
Batik and that of other ethnical batik
?. Ok, here I’ll tell you. It is clear enough that Papua’s Batik has different
characteristic from the others. The characteristic of Papua’s Batik is on its striking- eye catching color, with the
motif of Cendrawasih Birds, tifa ( the traditional music instrument from
Papua), and Asmat carving motif. Awesome, right?
Because of that, so many people from
outside Papua really love this kind of Papua’s Batik. Not only that, some
foreigners are also interested in Papua’s Batik, because it is really unique.
So, if you still think that Papua is an isolated region and doesn’t have any
interesting things, you ARE totally WRONG !!!!.
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