KUALA LUMPUR - In the past, Malay women used to wear unstitched batik cloth or kain batik lepas, draped as a sarong for both casual home wear and formal occasions. However, with changing lifestyles, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Javanese batik sarong or wrapper in ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Once a common sight in Malay households, “kain batik lepas”, an unstitched sarong, was traditionally worn for everything from relaxing at home to attending special occasions. Today, the ...

SINGAPORE – The Peranakan Museum’s latest exhibition, which presents about 200 heirloom batik textiles and accompanying objects such as accessories, zooms in on three Chinese Peranakan women from the ...

Batik, a revered art form that transforms plain fabric into a canvas of intricate designs and vibrant hues, has a storied history that traverses continents, cultures, and centuries. Originating from ...

The local batik industry has been hit hard by illegal imports of printed Indian material. Batik producers complain that the Indian printed batik sarongs and clothing items have reached Pettah markets ...

Workers completing the process of making batik-patterned sarongs in La Gurda, Jayengan, Serengan, Solo, Central Java, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. According to business actors, during the month of Ramadan ...

In his latest solo exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, contemporary artist Chang Yoong Chia delves into the stories of a nation shaped by a past often forgotten and a tradition that transcends time. In A Leaf ...

The workshop in Kuala Lumpur teaching about batik lepas, their motifs and patterns, and styling methods. In the past, Malay women used to wear kain batik lepas (unstitched batik sarong) for both ...

Once a common sight in Malay households, “kain batik lepas”, an unstitched sarong, was traditionally worn for everything from relaxing at home to attending special occasions. Today, the practice has ...