- Equipment
- Canting (Stylus)
- The Cotton Cloth
- The Specimen
- The Wax
- The Batik Proccess
EQUIPMENT
The Equipment of a Batiker, in particular the implements, has not changed overly much with time. Viewed from the aspect of implements and method, batiking can be classified as work of a traditional nature. Therefore, batik work must possess specific characteristics, as is the case with other traditional work. Thus, if the tools and the method are modernised, the predicates batik and batiking are no longer valid. However, viewed from the point of production and state economy, batik implements and the batik process do require modernisation. Only the modernised product can not be considered batik in it's true context.
Batik Equipment Consist Of:
1. Gawangan (Frame)
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| Gawangan (Frame) |
The gawangan is an apparatus for holding and spreading the cotton cloth while batiking. The gawangan is made of wood or bamboo. It must be constructed in such a way that it can easily be moved about, but is strong and light.
2. Bandul (Weight)
The bandul is a weight of cloth wrapped tin, wood or stone. Its primary function is to hold the newly batiked cloth so that it can be blown about by the wind or accidentally displaced by the batiker. Therfore, without the bandul, the batik process can still take place.
3. Wajan (pan)
The wajan is an implement in which the wax used in batiking is melted. It can be made of iron or clay. The better pan has a handle, making it easier to lift from and put down on the brazier without the use of an auxilliary tool. Therefore, the wajan made of clay is better than that of metal, because its handle does not retain heat. On the other hand, it takes longer to heat the wax in a clay wajan.
4. Anglo (brazier)
The Anglo can be made from clay or other material. It is a brazier, the heater of wax. The Anglo uses charcoal for firing. Firewood is used with the keren, also a brazier. The keren is more commonly used than the anglo by the villagers. In principle, the keren is the same as the anglo, but it is not split levelled.
5. Tepas (Fan)
The tepas is an implement made of bamboo to increase the fire as needed. Other than the tepas, the ilir may also be used. Basically, the tepas and the ilir are the same, differing only in shape. The tepas is rectangular and pointed on one of it's short ends with the handle extending from that point. The ilir is square with the handle being an extension of one of the sides. The tepas and the ilir are fans for fanning the fire.
6. Taplak (napkin)
The taplak is a napkin for covering the lap of the batiker so as to protect her from drippings of the hot liquid wax when blowing up the spout of the canting or when batiking. The napkin is usually a piece of used cloth.
7. Saringan Malam (Wax strainer)
The saringan is an implement for straining the hot wax, in as much as the wax is usually quite dirty. Straining the wax allows the scum to be discarded, so that it will not interfere with the fluent running of the wax through the spout of the canting while batiking.
8. Dingklik, lincak (Stool)
The dingklik and the lincak are, in principle, the same, that is very low stools for batiker to sit upon. However the batiker may also sit on a mat.
2. Bandul (Weight)
The bandul is a weight of cloth wrapped tin, wood or stone. Its primary function is to hold the newly batiked cloth so that it can be blown about by the wind or accidentally displaced by the batiker. Therfore, without the bandul, the batik process can still take place.
3. Wajan (pan)
The wajan is an implement in which the wax used in batiking is melted. It can be made of iron or clay. The better pan has a handle, making it easier to lift from and put down on the brazier without the use of an auxilliary tool. Therefore, the wajan made of clay is better than that of metal, because its handle does not retain heat. On the other hand, it takes longer to heat the wax in a clay wajan.
4. Anglo (brazier)
The Anglo can be made from clay or other material. It is a brazier, the heater of wax. The Anglo uses charcoal for firing. Firewood is used with the keren, also a brazier. The keren is more commonly used than the anglo by the villagers. In principle, the keren is the same as the anglo, but it is not split levelled.
5. Tepas (Fan)
The tepas is an implement made of bamboo to increase the fire as needed. Other than the tepas, the ilir may also be used. Basically, the tepas and the ilir are the same, differing only in shape. The tepas is rectangular and pointed on one of it's short ends with the handle extending from that point. The ilir is square with the handle being an extension of one of the sides. The tepas and the ilir are fans for fanning the fire.
6. Taplak (napkin)
The taplak is a napkin for covering the lap of the batiker so as to protect her from drippings of the hot liquid wax when blowing up the spout of the canting or when batiking. The napkin is usually a piece of used cloth.
7. Saringan Malam (Wax strainer)
The saringan is an implement for straining the hot wax, in as much as the wax is usually quite dirty. Straining the wax allows the scum to be discarded, so that it will not interfere with the fluent running of the wax through the spout of the canting while batiking.
8. Dingklik, lincak (Stool)
The dingklik and the lincak are, in principle, the same, that is very low stools for batiker to sit upon. However the batiker may also sit on a mat.
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