Antara, Indonesia
Jogjakarta (ANTARA News) – Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR)Hemas, wife of Jogjakarta governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, said the promotion of batik needs to be started from the education sector.
“While batik used to be taught at schools in Jogjakarta, many schools are no longer teaching Batik,” she said here Wednesday, in connection with a Jogjakarta Batik show to be held at Taman Budaya Jogjakarta, October 25, 2014.
She said batik lessons should be improved, “we don`t want foreigners claiming batik as their work of art.” This could happen if the education and the society are no longer interested in batik.
“On the contrary, the government also need to help and facilitate batik designs and motives to get a copyright,” she said.
Hemas said education should convince the outside world that Batik is Indonesia`s traditional trademark which other countries don`t have.
“Therefore a batik school curriculum is needed in regions with a batik tradition like Jogjakarta, Solo, Pekalongan and Madura,,” she said. (*)
