Plants as Natural Dyes for Jonegoroan Batik Processing in Jono Cultural Tourism Village, Bojonegoro, East Java

Nurizza Fauziyah,Luchman Hakim

doi:10.21776/ub.jitode.2015.003.02.01

Nurizza Fauziyah, Luchman Hakim

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https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jitode.2015.003.02.01

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Abstract

Batik Jonegoroan is one of the potential tourism product in Jono Village, Bojonegoro. Batik was processed by traditional procedure using natural dyes from plants. In order to preserve the traditional batik which was colored by natural dyes from plant, the preservation of such plant were important. As far, there are no scientific data related to the species usage in Batik production. The aims of the research were identifying plant which were used as natural dyes in Batik processing. Data were collected through observation, and semi-structured interviews to batik craftsmen. Results of interviews were analyzed descriptively. The importance of plant was analyzed using Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) index. Based on the results, there are 12 plant species used as batik dye. It is consisted of Teak, Mahogany, Ketapang, Tamarind, Mangosteen, Mango, Suji, Pandan, Indigofera, Guava, Banana and Onion. Teak ( Tectonagrandis L.) and Mahogany ( Swietenia mahogany L.) have the highest value of RFC, 1.00. Both species were the most frequently cited species as sources of natural dyes. Extraction of Teak leaves produce red hearts and extraction of mahogany tree bark produces red-brown dye. Both of the color is the most important color in batik motifs. Keywords: batik Jonegoroan , Jono Cultural Tourism Village, perception, quality, RFC

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The uses of plants as natural dyes have been widely reported
New motif has been introduced to the local home industry
The value was obtained by dividing the number of respondents who mentioned a plant species which is beneficial (FC) with the number of informants who participated in the survey (N) [3]

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Introduction

In Indonesia, it has been reported commonly among Batik traditional home industry in Java. Batik is traditional textile originally from Java Island. Batik is one of the cultural heritages of Indonesia. Batik is a traditional dyeing technique using wax to create special patterns on textile. Batik is common among Javanese society and become the social and cultural identity [1]. Batik motifs and pattern are very diverse. These diverse motifs represent the Javanese perception about flora-fauna diversity. Jonegoroan is a typical batik from Bojonegoro, East Java with numerous motifs. New motif has been introduced to the local home industry. These new motifs gets big enthusiast from Bojonegoro society

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