Culture is one of my concerns.
So, i think these two will be part of indigenous knowledges I'm gonna share..
1. Batik Painting
Each area/region in Indonesia has its own batik motifs. For some areas in Jogja and Central Java, it might look just the same. But it is not.
And each motif has its own philosophical meaning and usually worn in different special occasion. For example, there will be different motifs for a wedding.
Though it is now well known as fashionable traditional dress and can be easily found at any occasion with a more flexible modified motifs, but still there are motifs that only made/painted and specially intended for the Sultan/King, his family and noble families.
It normally takes pretty long time to do the painting, depends on the complexity of the motif though.
But for beginner, it's not that difficult to learn. You can start with a big sun flower or big yet simple butterfly or anything you like, just like what I did :)
2. Wayang - kind of puppet show
Each story also has its own philosophical meaning.
Different figure represents different character. Different story with different
lesson learned and different local wisdom.
The person who controlled wayang called "dalang."
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