Indonesia's struggle to gain world recognition for batik as an original Indonesian cultural heritage is not in vain. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will certainly reinforce the batik tradition as one of the world's original cultural heritage of Indonesia in the coming October in France.
Said by the Director General of Culture Value, Arts and Film Department of Culture and Tourism, Tjetjep Suparman in Surakarta, Tuesday (2 / 6). "It took three years to propose," he said. Previously, puppets and dagger also has received similar recognition from UNESCO some time ago.
"Six countries including representatives from UNESCO has conducted an assessment of batik culture," said Tjetjep. After doing the assessment and verification for three years, finally there is recognition to culture as the culture of Indonesian batik. "On 28 September 2009 stipulating tomorrow," said Tjetjep. While the new inaugural will be conducted on October 2, 2009 in France.
Besides batik current government has also filed several cultural products to gain the same recognition, including gamelan and angklung. "Hopefully the process will go well," he said.
Separately, Chairman of the Society Kampoeng Laweyan Batik Surakarta, Alfa Fabela particularly welcome the recognition. "We just hope that youth can to help preserve the cultural traditions of batik," said Alfa Fabela.
She also hopes the recognition can be made more known batik. 'As a result, exports could also increase, "says Alfa. Mekipun according to him, this time mostly batik makers still focus to work on the domestic market.
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