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There are almost
50 patterns of
Betawi traditional
Batik being made
by residents at
Kampong Batik
Palbatu, such as
Betawi dancers,
mask and flower
patterns.

Credit:
Safran H.

or those who love batik, it is certainly a must that there is only a few of batik village in
to go to Palbatu area at Menteng Dalam Jakarta to promote batik crafts. Hence, he
F subdistrict, Tebet, South Jakarta, where you established Palbatu Batik Village, a cultural
can visit a center of batik making. paradise with facilities to learn about batik.
With the establishment of the village, he invited
When JaKita visited the village in last October, residents around the area to learn how to make
we witnessed the activities for creating batik batik, to preserve the art and pass it down to
almost in every house in the village. The streets other people. “Therefore, batik crafts will always
and walls of this area are beautifully painted with be available in Jakarta,” he told JaKita.
stunning batik motifs. At one of the residents’
home yards, two sheets of batik with Jakarta Moreover, he has a strong reason to preserve
special motifs were unfold. Three women, one of Batik craft in Jakarta. According to Hari, as he
which has disabilities, were coloring the batik. prefers to be called, the Batik making culture
It was fascinating that despite having physical has been existing since decades ago in Jakarta,
disabilities, she did the coloring as great as especially in the areas around Karet Tengsin
other people. and Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. Today, the
craftsmen are still living in those two areas,
Founder of Palbatu Batik Village Budi Dwi although they had stopped produce batik
Hariyanto said the village was established in massively.
2011. The idea was emerged from his concern

11th EDITION 2021
11th EDITION 2021
Sarana Informasi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta
Sarana Informasi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta