Dot, or drop ACTIVITY 2
DIRECTION: On the box below, identify the following terms associated with Southeast Asian
Batik. Write your answer on your notebook.
BATIK DROP ACTION/ LEAVES AND FLOWERSI BRUSH PAINTING! SUMBOI-
SUMBOI/ AIR MULEHI HANDPAINTEDI BLOCKPRINTEDI HAND MADE BATIKI
MODERN DESIGN
1. It is an Indonesian-Malay word, believed to be related to the Malay word "titik," which means "point"
"dot." or "drop.
It refers to the process of dyeing the fabric by making use of a resist technique: covering areas of
cloth with a dye-resistant substance (usually hot wax) to prevent them from absorbing colors
3.
in Malaysian batiks are incorporated to avoid the interpretation of human and
animal images as idolatry, in accordance with local Islamic doctrine.
4. In Malaysia it is applied to be able to put lighter and more vibrant colors than deep colored
Javanese batik.
5 The national flower of Brunei
6 The traditional design of Brunei
7 The artist uses the canting, a small copper container with one or more different sized pipes.
8 It is done by welding together strips of metal to form a metal block. The metal block is then dipped
into molten wax and pressed against the fabric in order to make a pattern