BATIK PURWOREJO

Purworejo Regency is one of the districts in Central Java. Purworejo Purworejo regency motto Rhythmic (Clean, Beautiful, Neat, Safe and Prosperous). The southern region of Purworejo district is lowland. The northern part of the mountain, part of Serayu Mountains. The eastern part bordering DIY, longitudinal Menoreh Mountains. Purworejo is on the main route across the southern island of Java. The county is also crossed by the railway line, with the biggest stations in Kutoarjo.

Purworejo is one of the cities of production typical batik batik both traditional and contemporary batik. As a city adjacent to the Ancient Mataram Kingdom, Purworejo is still a lot of forwarding customs and culture inherited by the Ancient Mataram Kingdom began centuries XI include batik culture.

The development of batik in Purworejo is handed down from grandmother, but had been crippled by developed back in 2006. It was created craftsmen ndriyo barrel. Laras ndriyo consisting of Desa Sumber Agung which amounts to approximately ten people and in other villages namely Grabag village, Sari Rejo, Baku Rejo, and Kudu Kulon. Batik centers located in Purworejo scattered in several District which is in District Banyuurip, Bruno, Purworejo, and Bagelen.

The conditions and the potential that exists in Purworejo very diverse. Artistic and cultural potential shown in the image dolalak dancers and drum Pendowo. The potential of agriculture and farming in the form of mangosteen, durian and medicinal. Potential breeding goat hybrid form Ettawa. Industrial potential of people in the form of food klanting, clorot cake, coconut sugar. All this potential is used as inspiration in making batik motifs Purworejo. Batik motifs typical Purworejo often called Adi Purwo motif. Adi Purwo motifs are contemporary batik.

What distinguishes batik motif Adi Purwo with another is on the decoration. In traditional batik, known as Jasmine motif secontong, Lung Kenongo, Nam braid, Laras Driyo, Banana Bali, Limaran, Lung Semongko, Buntal Kampuh, Menyan Kobar, Sidoluhur, Sidomukti, Leler Mengeng, Parang Kawung and many shades of the peculiarities of each respectively. While at Adi Purwo batik, various image as a motif consisting of palm sugar, rice, mangosteen and durian, medicinal, goats (Ettawa), klanting and cakes clorot, and modang.

Naming ornamentation inspired by the potential of the area mempuyai meaning. For example, coconut sugar motif is a cottage industry in some areas Purworejo. Production reached 2-3 quintals per day. Marketing to major cities such as Semarang, Yogyakarta, Solo and others. rice motive, means that Purworejo a granary in former residency Kedu. Wide planting area irrigation system supported technical and non technical, describing prosperity. The motive of mangosteen and durian, a flagship product of agriculture and plantation in the mountains. Motif medicinal, in the form kencur, ginger, turmeric, cardamom, and ginger, is a material made of herbs, is a potential that the community owned the hills. Motif Ettawa Goat, is a great potential possessed Purworejo. Motif clorot Klanting and cake, is a typical food Purworejo. Motif Modang describe governance in Purworejo intact. There is a square in the city center, at around the office of regent, regent's official residence, mosque, police station, military command of the Church,In addition, the decoration on the tumpal, usually decorated with motifs of dancers dolalak ie art that grows as a result of acculturation west and east. Motif Bedug Pendowo, as the meaning of the cultural potential Purworejo which are well known in the world. Clove flower motif is contained in the accessories dolalak dancer's costume. While the background of this motif ornate sandy, which implies that Purworejo has the potential of natural resources, namely iron sand.

There is also the motive of the District Jatayu Banyuurip with various flora with color babaran kelengan white background. Lung Semongko, this motif consists of decorative bloated and lung (leaf) watermelon with residents sogan black background. Mlati Secontong of District Grabag are using a blend of decorative flowers and dragonflies, are made color shades sogan tirtotejo with black and white chocolate. Parang is the motive of Keraton Surakarta area, commonly used as ageman ancestors and should only be worn by the king and royal cemetery alone, these motifs are legion one Parang Parikshit, many done by craftsmen Bayan district with the dominant colors of white and purple. The color purple is identical Purworejo, a representation Wungu Javanese word that means waking up.

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