There were special geometric patterns reserved for and worn only by specific groups: The scrolling, oblong forms repeated in the traditional “parang ... Batik Guild continues to promote the art ...

The resulting batik motif on the pot looked natural ' even like a painting. The time needed ... such as grompol, parang, sekarjagad, ceplok sisik, sidomukti and sidomulyo.

Folklore suggests that parang batik offered spiritual protection ... it merged Javanese artistry with European aesthetics, ...

Musa Widyatmodjo, art director of the event ... will present Surakarta-style batik of the past with a parang (sloped lines) motif using the theme “the influence of time and environment”.