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Product detail:Madura, East Java, Indonesia, have a famous Batik called Batik Madura. This kind of Batik characterized by motifs of flowers and birds, with hints of Chinese art. The best pieces are made of silk, and painstakingly decorated by hand, sometimes taking several weeks to complete.
People classify batik of Madura as seashore batik. Its have a special characteristic. Batik Maduras motif most about life and environments, mostly taken from as animal and plant motif, such as birds, butterfly and flowers.
There is no soft gradation color in Batik Madura, all colors are bold and clear. Again, nature of typically Madura drawn clearly, namely Brave. Motif and details used in Batik Madura represented the battle of Maduras people to reject domination of King from Java in the year of thousand and six hundreds.
Color that used in Batik Madura mostly taken away from natures, for example to get red color people actually using color from cactus. The old green is taken from tree of mondo, and also black color which represent mixture from red and green. Some people says that this color represented the attitude of Madura People that consistent.
