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View all search resultsThree of the former Jakarta governor's batik shirts, which he wore to his blasphemy trial in May 2017, are up for auction, with proceeds to go toward crowdfunding campaigns for distributing essential goods and supplies during the COVID-19 epidemic.
The recognition of batik as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity on Oct. 1, 2009, which also marked National Batik Day, has expanded the market for the traditional cloth as Indonesians now wear batik shirts or dresses, or even kebaya, to work.
Chairwoman of the Traditional Textile Arts Society of Southeast Asia (TTASSEA) Gusti Kanjeng Bendara Raden Ayu Adipati (GKBRAA) Pakualam said that younger generations needed to be exposed to traditional textiles to show them that the traditional products were also very good and beautiful.
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