African batik is a traditional art form that uses wax and dye to create intricate patterns on fabric. This technique can be ...

Campaigners in Indonesia have blended rhino conservation with artisanal batik production to raise awareness about saving the critically endangered species. Under a program started by a conservationist ...

The word "batik" means "painted" or "dotted" in Javanese. The origins of this traditional Indonesian handicraft, which uses applications of wax to create patterns in dyed cloth, reach back more than 1 ...

For centuries, craftspeople from Southeast Asia to West Africa have used wax resist dyeing to create textile designs of stunning complexity and rich, durable color. To this day, traditional batik ...

CILACAP, Indonesia, Nov 17 (Reuters) - In a quiet mangrove forest in central Indonesia, a man moves gingerly across vegetation distinguished by its big, wooden stilt roots, searching for fallen ...

Delegations from both sides came dressed in regional textiles, including a wide variety of batik, for the highest-level meeting between the two nations. At a press conference after the meeting, both ...