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Not only songket and weaving, Minangkabau is also has a wealth of other wastra namely batik. Minangkabau people commonly call it the Batik Tanah Liek ( batik clay ), because its manufacture is indeed wearing the clay as well as a dye. Soak the cloth first in the whole week with clay, then washed and given the natural dyes that come from plants such as mangosteen skin, rambutan bark or leather.

Batik cloth is often used in the event of Minang kabau , but the amendments also apply to modern clothes. With the exception of the manufacturing system , there are many things that distinguish Minangkabau batik from the other regions, especially the Java island which is the motive. The characteristics of batik Minangkabau increasingly reflect the motifs of carved house Minang customs and Minangkabau songket motifs . Most motifs often used in batik Minangkabau one bamboo shoots , sicam , elbows Baragi , kaluak spikes and geometric motifs typical of West Sumatra .

Minangkabau batik motif is also heavily influenced by the Portuguese culture, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia . Hong sea horses and birds, can be called is a traditional batik motifs Minangkabau. Of color, batik Minangkabau will also have its own peculiar characteristics . There are four core colors in the richness of the fabric of West Sumatra , that sort of thing also distinguishes batik from other Minangkabau.