Imitation of Batik Sarong Design and Features

Abstract

This study aims to discover the imitation batik sarong in term of their design, which includes the motifs, colours and structure. The method is by field visit, observation and interviews. The scenario in the batik industry and detail about the characteristic that fooled consumers was stated in this study. The imitation batik is not a traditional batik sarong, because they are not aesthetically sustained the traditional technique and characteristic is also different. In a future study, this research should define how the role of innovation can continue, and the traditional batik flourishes without shading off the batik tradition. Keywords: Batik, Design, Imitation, Malaysia, Sarong, Traditional, Wax. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2539

Malaysian Batik, Our Pride: A Systematic Literature Review

“…The design motifs were recommended to be incorporated into the interior design of any local corporate space or anything pertinent (Bakar et al, 2021b). A similar study by Sobri and Legino (2020) was found in this systematic literature review which involved design motifs, colours, and structure of batik Sarong. The contemporary and modern designs of batik design motifs were introduced and at the same time they still preserve the authenticity of the Malay textile arts (Sobri & Legino, 2020).…”

“…All eight studies used a qualitative approach, in which three of them conducted fieldwork (Kari et al, 2019(Kari et al, , 2020Sobri & Legino, 2020) and one study used MATLAB and Adobe Illustrator for design purposes (Mustapha et al, 2020). Meanwhile, another two utilised case studies (Abdullah, 2020;Abdullah & Samin, 2020) and one utilised systematic observation (Wan Bakar et al, 2021a).…”

“…For data collection, all the studies used observational approach. Furthermore, five studies employed interviews (Abdullah, 2020;Abdullah & Samin, 2020;Wan Bakar et al, 2021b;Kari et al, 2019Kari et al, , 2020Sobri & Legino, 2020), and only one employed the powerful mathematical software, i.e., MATLAB (Mustafa & Saleh, 2017) to innovate a Koch Snowflakes Batik Design.…”

“…The meta-analysis of the eight articles identified that the subject was divided into few categories, which are commercial batik (Wan Bakar et al, 2021a), contemporary batik (Wan Bakar et al, 2021b), batik Tulis (Abdullah, 2020;Abdullah & Samin, 2020), batik Sarong (Sobri & Legino, 2020), batik block (Kari et al, 2019(Kari et al, , 2020Mustapha et al, 2020), and commercial batik (Shaari & Abd Rahman, 2017). These research projects examining the batik design originated from different locations in Malaysia (Mustapha et al, 2020), including Melaka (Wan Bakar et al, 2021aBakar et al, , 2021b, Klang Valley (Abdullah, 2020;Abdullah & Samin, 2020), and Terengganu (Kari et al, 2019(Kari et al, , 2020Sobri & Legino, 2020) (see Table 5).…”

Overview of Malaysian Traditional Batik Authenticity

“…It is not traditional to wear an imitation batik sarong because the traditional method and characteristics haven't been visually preserved on it. This research should be used to clarify how innovation can continue to play a role while traditional batik continues to develop without becoming suffocating (Sobri and Legino, 2020). batik items from Malaysia are among the most popular textile handicrafts in the world, and they are often purchased as souvenirs by visitors.…”