Batik Brebes

Salem batik motif, known as Brebesan Batik is one of wealth from Brebes District, which has become a commodity economy and the citizens of the Village Bentar Bentarsari Salem District.

Batik Brebesan currently continues to seize competitive national and international markets are influenced by other regions. Yogyakarta Batik Craft Center noted the various wars that occurred in 17.18 and the 19 th century, is a factor batik spread to many regions. Mataram kingdom in civil war in 1680 between Prince Puger and Amangkurat III and VOC have been raised Banyumasan batik. Not only that, the presence of King Amangkurat I in 1646-1677 from the Kraton Surakarta Kasunanan also have affected the existence of batik moor.

The existence of Batik Brbban appeared around the 19th century, precisely in 1917 BC. According to the source is obtained, the existence of batik or batik Brebesan Salem originated from the arrival of daughter Pekalongan officials who came to Salem, Brbb. At that time, the princess falls in love with the youth of Salem who eventually married and settled in the village of Bentar.

Of the incident, finally began to emerge in the presence of village batik Bentar and eventually spread to neighboring villages, such as the Village Bentarsari and others. Of development, current salmon batik has come up with various motifs, including motif coffee breaks, and ukel Manggar with characteristic black and white.

Currently batik salmon have penetrated the national market. However, to further improve the batik enthusiasts Brebesan from other areas of innovation needs to be done in terms of motif, other motifs between lizard and crocodile are suitable to be applied to the slave Brebesan. This refers to the cultural aspect as well as the development aspects of the art form of batik.Salem is now rich in batik motif motifs include coffee breaks, mango, peacock, ukel kale, light chains and so forth. The price also varies now there is a quality price expensive, some cheap quality price. Now one of batik motif depicting salem Brebes city's flagship product, the one piece of duck cloth and pictorial red onion, duck picture shows producing salted eggs, onion picture, because it is one of the products of the regions Brebes.

Motif is deliberately created by a batik artisans from the village salem salem moment, with a view contributed to the Brebes. While users of this motif is a civil servant in various institutions in the Brebes.