Batik

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For other uses, see Batik (disambiguation).

An Indonesian batik

Batik (Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ]; Indonesian: [ˈbatɪk]) is a technique of manual wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called acanting (IPA: [tʃantiŋ], also spelled tjanting), or by printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap (IPA: [tʃap], also spelled tjap). The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to color selectively by soaking the cloth in one color, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple colors are desired.

A tradition of making batik is found in various countries, including Nigeria, China, India, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka; the batik of Indonesia, however, is the most well-known. Indonesian batik made in the island of Java has a long history of acculturation, with diverse patterns influenced by a variety of cultures, and is the most developed in terms of pattern, technique, and the quality of workmanship.^[1] On October 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Weapons of silat

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A Minang kris, the most common weapon in silat.

Listed here are the weapons of silat. The most common are the kris, spear, machete, stick, kerambit, sickle and sarong. Edged weapons are given priority in silat, but the stick and sarong are also popular for self-defense. Because Southeast Asian society was traditionally based around agriculture, many of these weapons were originally farming tools.

Wayang

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Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit) is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre. When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to aswayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra inJava, and by gender wayang in Bali.

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of theIndonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003. In return for the acknowledgment, UNESCO required Indonesians to preserve their heritage.

Pencak Silat "Seruling Dewata" (Flute of Gods)

Balinese should be proud of ourselves that our ancestors had left us a great tradition from generation to generation according to Top holy Secret story of "Paiketan Paguron Suling Dewata" (Paiketan means Association, Paguron means a place to study of Martial Arts of fighting, Suling means Flute, and Dewata means Gods), the great tradition this has ever made Bali Isalnd, our beautiful island, the island of the gods as the central of world's spiritual long long time ago. Eventhough one of the great traditions was the original of traditional of Balinese "Silat" (martial arts of Balinese fightings) from "Pertapaan Candra Parwata" (Pertapaan means Holy place for meditation for priest or monks, Candra means Moon, and Parwata means Mount), Pertapaan Candra Parwata was located on Batukaru Mount in west of Bali, the Great name of Pertapaan Candra Parwata was not only known in Bali or in Indonesia but also was very famous to overseas such as Langka Pura (Srilangka), Jambu Dwipa (India), Tibet, Kuroyewu (Korea), Jepun (Japan) and Tionggoan (China). But unfortunely centuries later, the great great tradition of our ancestors that reflecting of our great culture was only remain by it's names, and eventhough among of Balinese people regard it that the great culture and tradition that they heard from the fathers, the grand fathers, the great grand father or even the great great grand fathers was only a story, was not more than just a story and can not be trusted, was it true or not.

Simple Rendang Beef Recipe from Padang

Rendang is a typical Indonesian food. It is usually served in traditional Indonesian occasions, such as the feast of "Eid"
Rendang matched eaten with rice or Ketupat.

Keris

The kris or keris is a prized asymmetrical dagger most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia, but also indigenous to Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei and Singapore. It is known as kalis in the southern Philippines. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, although many have straight blades as well.

A kris can be divided into three parts: bilah (blade), hulu (hilt), and warangka (sheath). These parts of the kris are objects of art, often carved in meticulous detail and made from various materials: metal, precious or rare types of wood, or gold or ivory. A kris's aesthetic value covers the dhapur (the form and design of the blade, with around 150 variants), the pamor (the pattern of metal alloy decoration on the blade, with around 60 variants), and tangguh referring to the age and origin of a kris. Depending on the quality and historical value of the kris, it can fetch thousands of dollars or even more.