Study of traditional batik decorative patterns in Bakaran Village, Pati District, Indonesia

Abstract

Abstract. Septiana U, Sarwono. 2018. Study of traditional batik decorative patterns in Bakaran Village, Pati District, Indonesia. Asian J Ethnobiol 1: 91-101. The aims of this study were (i) To find out how the decorative pattern of Bakaran batik was formed in Juwana Sub-district, Pati District, Central Java, Indonesia. (ii) To know the types of decorative patterns of Bakaran batik in the study. (iii) To collect more detailed data regarding the culture of the Bakaran Village community that influences the decorative pattern of the Bakaran batik tradition. The method used is qualitative research, a descriptive analysis with a study approach to the decorative pattern of the Bakaran batik tradition. The research location is in Bakaran Village, Juwana Sub-district, Pati District. The study results indicate several things: (i) The formation of the Bakaran tradition batik pattern comes from the legend of Nyai Ageng Danowati, who came from the Majapahit kingdom by brought batik crafts and decorative patterns of Bakaran batik to the Bakaran Village. (ii) Found 22 decorative patterns of Bakaran batik tradition. (iii) The culture of the Bakaran Village community who believed in the legend of Nyai Ageng Danowati, agricultural culture, and cultural influences from the Islamic Mataram kingdom finally influenced the decorative pattern of the Bakaran batik tradition.