Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TEXTILES
Batik is produced by drawing or printing a pattern on fabric with wax, then dyeing the
material. The wax contains the various colours and, when washed away, leaves the pat-
tern. Batik can be made into clothes, homewares or simply displayed as works of art.
Another textile to look out for is
kain songket,
a luxurious fabric with gold and silver
threads woven throughout the material.
BASKETRY & MENGKUANG
All sorts of useful household items are made using rattan, bamboo, swamp nipah grass
and pandanus leaves.
Mengkuang
(a local form of weaving) uses pandanus leaves and
strips of bamboo to make baskets, bags and mats. Look in Central Market and around Ch-
inatown for these items.
