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Dara Kipu
The neighbouring area of
Indramayu is a fishing community and was an important harbour
on the north coast of Java often called at by foreign ships as
well as vessels plying between the islands of the Indonesian
archipelago.
Batiking was done by by the wives
of fishermen from the villages around Indramayu. They batiked
when their husbands were away at sea, in order to supplement
their incomes.
For this reason they did
not wish to make batik that would take too much time to complete.
They used a large canting on plain cloth, and had hardly
any filling on their batiks.
To fill the empty
space, they made cocohan (tiny dots) with an ustensil called
the complongan shaped like a comb with fine needles used to penetrate
the cloth already covered with wax. After deying, the dots take
on the color of the dye. In its simplicity Dermayon batik has
its own special attraction |
Gaggeng (left) . Jarot Asem (right)
