Indonesia is a nation of art a very rich culture. The number of ethnic groups
inhabiting the Indonesian region was increasingly enrich the national cultural treasure that stretched from Sabang to Merauke. The wealth of art and culture of the tribe the nation's economic potential saving very large when well developed and professionally.

One example is the wealth of art and culture is Besurek Bengkulu cloth. Traditional Cloth this one is none other than batik cloth indigenous peoples of the region of Bengkulu. Because, all the cloth-making process besurek exactly the same cloth-making process batik in Java. What distinguishes only motive or pattern and color selection on batik motives more or take the appropriate colors with artistic value local culture.

Literally, the word itself means Besurek write. Because of that, which is called with a cloth Besurek at first always associated with batik cloth. But nowadays many are also developing production activities Besurek cloth cap and Besurek printing.

Is Hj. Rosmani Adjis, the figure of a women entrepreneurs, who began pioneering
Bengkulu Besurek fabric development it. In the year 1968 Hj. Rosmani began to pioneer industrial development efforts Bengkulu Besurek fabric crafts from zero.
Armed with enthusiasm and knowledge / skills are passed on batik by down through generations, Hj. Ventured Rosmani open the business.

"Cain's own Besurek existing Bengkulu since the 16th century along with the entry
Islam to the region of Bengkulu. The influence of religion Islam is very obvious once the fabric Besurek Bengkulu. It can be seen from the number calligraphy motifs used in cloth-making when Besurek Bengkulu previous motif fabric Bengkulu Besurek more
dominated by motifs of flora and fauna, " said Hj. Rosmani.

Before the Islamic influence in, color which dominates the fabric Besurek Bengkulu
is generally black or blue color, red, red hearts, brown, yellow or yellowish. Besurek cloth with black or blue is usually used to cover bodies and closed coffin. Meanwhile, Besurek cloth with red, red liver, brown, yellow and yellowish usually
used for ceremonial purposes such as for the bride and the wedding.

According to Hj. Rosmani, arts crafts make cloth in the community Besurek
Bengkulu had experienced during vacuum during the decades old. Until finally around 1980 the Governor Bengkulu, Suprapto, promote re-art crafting fabric by raising Besurek re old motives.

One step taken Governor Suprapto in promoting the art of craft Besurek cloth in Bengkulu is to require all civil servants (PNS) to wear clothes from the cloth Besurek on working days given. Beyond expectations Governor taken steps Suprapto
was able to encourage the rise again Besurek cloth industry in Bengkulu. In fact, the perpetrators of the cloth industry began Besurek stimulated again to develop new motives.

New motifs are generally developed from two basic motives now characteristic of the fabric Besurek Bengkulu. Both types of basic motives are the motives of calligraphy and flower motifs Raflesia. One of the two types of basic motives are always there on almost any fabric Besurek Bengkulu.

By employing 12 employees, Hj. Rosmani each week can produce cloth Besurek write as much as 100 meters. Besurek cloth for making this writing, Hj. Rosmani usually use a cotton cloth and silk. In addition, to meet market needs, Rosmani also produces fabric printing Besurek made from sun wash approximately 7500 meters per year. However Besurek fabric printing is not produced itself by Hj. Rosmani but produced
by printing fabric factory on the island of Java on order designs and motifs from Hj. Rosmani.

"Previously we could have employs 25 people which is exactly in 2000. The number of employees was deliberately we cut the fabric on order Besurek We also experienced a decline. It happened because in Bengkulu itself more and more people jump Besurek cloth handicraft business. So, more and more new players in the industry this Besurek cloth, but for us it was not a problem, we are for-for rejekilah, "said Hj. Rosmani.

Besurek cloth-made products Hj. Rosmani well known among the people of Bengkulu.
In the market, cloth-made Besurek Hj. Rosmani sold with the brand 'Limura'. Hj.
Rosmani admitted until now marketing Besureknya cloth still limited in the region
Bengkulu. But at certain times there are many buyers who come from regions
Other Besurek fabric shopping.

Hj. Rosmani usually sells cloth with Besurek write a more expensive price than the Besurek fabric printing. As a comparison, one set of fabric printing Besurek usually sold for Rp 50,000 to Rp 75,000, while a write Besurek fabric made from silk material is sold at least USD 1.25 million.


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At first Mrs. Sri Husaodah not directly open industry batik cloth Garutan commercially. He just made batik cloth from design to design and motif batik batik cloth to be for own needs. However, after the cloth was batik, many neighbors who are interested in buying it. The neighbors are then ordered the cloth manufacture to Mrs. batik. Sri Husaodah.

After getting the fact that the public interest about big enough to Garutan batik cloth produced, Ny. Sri Husaodah realized that in front of business opportunities that are very potential to seriously ditekuni. Because of that, Ny Sri Husaodah then hire some employees to helping to run his new business activities. He started working on handicraft industry batik Garutan it commercially.

Ny. Husaodah itself including a pioneer in the development of batik handicraft industry in the region Garut regency, West Java. What has pioneered Ny. Sri Husaodah is now continued by his sons. Three children Ny. Sri Husaodah had now been joined
Waterfall in the development of batik craft industry Garutan.

Overall in Garut regency, West Java adults there are four batik handicraft industry Garutan and is the result of upbringing keempatempatnya Ny. Sri Husaodah own. Some of them are industrial batik crafts Garutan founded by former Ny employees. Sri Husaodah.

According to Ny. Sri Husaodah, batik industry writing Garutan has about 70 basic motives as a legacy culture of the ancestors before. But the 70 motifs base was now developing various modifications motifs so that the rise of new motives batik
Garutan.

Several types of batik motif is widely used Garutan include doctors slope, slope
calung, kucubung, the slope of the prosecutor, cubicles, peacock ngibing, fur hayam, ngampar stone and lainlain. The characteristics include batik Garutan is the use of basic color broken white (or, in Sundanese language known as ivory color) that varied with the color blue and sage (red cake and red brick), purple and others.

Now Batik Tulis Garutan 'RM' average Arat produce 10-15 pieces of cloth per month
by using the basic fabric of cotton. In addition, Batik Tulis Garutan RM also producing batik cloth from material silk base average of 10 pieces of cloth per
months and up to 400 printed batik cloth pieces per month depending on the number of orders incoming.

Batik fabric Products RM Garutan Write now already marketed both in domestic market
as well as in foreign markets. Within own country, batik products brand Garutan
RM marketed to several large cities such as Jakarta, Bandung and others. At the time of the day holidays are usually a lot of buyers also had come from outside the area to buy Tulis Batik fabric products Garutan RM. With a total number of employees 62 people, Ny. Sri Husaodah now has three showrooms / galleries batik, which is a showroom in Garut (Jl. Papandayan No. 54), one in Bandung (Jl. Buah Batu No.. 151) and one in Jakarta (ITC Kuningan, Lt. Semi Dasar Los E7 / 6). Garutan batik products sold at RM that vary from Rp 60,000 per piece up to Rp 4.5 million per piece.

Meanwhile, overseas marketing made to various countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Egypt, Canada, Australia, France, Netherlands and various Middle East countries. To strengthen overseas marketing, Ny. Sri Husaodah often participated in various exhibitions in foreign countries such as exhibitions in Sarjah, Dubai, Cairo, Beijing, Guangdong, etc..

Many foreign buyers Garutan batik ordered to Ny. Sri Husaodah after they see an example Garutan batik products are on display abroad. Among them were a regular customer (regular order), there is to do repeat orders, there are also buyers who have not ordered and order again.

Batik Tulis Garutan ‘RM’
Jl. Papandayan No. 54 Garut – 44118, Jawa Barat
Telp. (0262) 231028, Fax. (0262) 232436,
E-mail: batikgarutanrm@yahoo.com.

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Ordinary people in various corners of the ground water during this more familiar with the island Madurese as production centers Indonesia's largest salt. In addition, People are also familiar with the Madurese because of the delicacy of chicken satay, satay kambing or mutton soup that many sold by the Madurese community in the area
overseas.

Whereas, in addition to salt and satenya, Madura island also has long been known
as local batik production centers. In fact, the community is so strong Madura Island
held tradition of batik and wearing clothing / batik cloth. No half-hearted, called the existing batik cloth Madura dibenak any society is the fabric original batik, batik cloth ie. Their relative do not know batik cloth or a known as batik printing as many communities in land use on water generally.

The tradition of batik cloth embedded strong enough among the people of Madura
has made culture and wearing batik batik cloth well preserved among them. Even when not batik as popular as today, society Madura still produce and put on batik clothes, because batik is part customs and culture of their day-to-day. Today when batik cloth was so popular and popular in the community, the craftsmen and entrepreneurs Madura Island batik more excited in the memprodusi batik cloth.

Madura Island itself has since long been known for several batik centers.
For example in Pamekasan District, since the first lot of batik artisans and entrepreneurs and develop business bermukin batik in the region. Until now District
Pamekasan known as one of the centers Batik handicraft industry on the island of Madura. Because, compared with other districts, kabupten on the island of Madura, this Pamekasan District the most populated of the craftsmen and batik entrepreneurs.

According to one entrepreneur batik from District Pamekasan, Moh. Monir, batik industry in the District Pamekasan already developed long before the colonizers
from Europe over the island of Madura. Industry batik on Madura Island has developed as a stand kerajaankerajaan in different parts of the island.

Moh. Monir himself who now has business batik industry 'Pineapple Indah Batik'
admitted batik business inherited from the His parents, while his parents inherit
from his grandfather. Likewise, the grandfather Monir who inherited the business from the batik his great-grandfather. So it went on, business batik, which is derived from one generation to the next generation.

Most of the batik business on the island of Madura is generally developed by the family of crafters or batik entrepreneurs who have efforts to cultivate generations
these craft. Therefore, not surprising that the tradition batik can still survive
and well maintained in Madurese community.

Moh. Monir who began taking over the management of handicraft business batik from their parents in the year 1992, seeks to develop business by marketing products to various major cities in ground water, such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Yogyakarta and lainlain. Via participation in various exhibitions in kotakota Monir is trying
textile market advantage and domestic garment now began menggandrungi batik.

As a craftsman and businessman batik, all family members Moh. Monir usually directly involved in activities batik industry everyday. Monir wife generally handle the design and manufacture coloring, while Monir itself more a lot of marketing, including the it followed various exhibitions in various cities in the country.

With the assistance of 37 employees, batik business 'Pineapple Indah Batik' property
Moh family. Monir each month can producing 400 pieces of batik cloth. Of The average production of 400 pieces of batik cloth per month, 50 pieces including a high-quality batik cloth with a target middle segment of the market upward. While 350 other pieces of batik cloth is batik cloth for the middle market segment below.

Usually Moh. Monir sells batik cloth quality (for the middle market segment above) at a price of Rp 300,000 per piece up to Rp 2 million per piece. Meanwhile, for ordinary batik cloth (for the market segment lower middle income) Moh. Monir sell prices vary from USD 75,000 per piece up to Rp 150,000 per pcs.

According Monir, Madura batik cloth can be easily distinguished by kainkain batik from other regions. Therefore, Madura batik cloth (especially batik Pamekasan) has a motif characteristic of in which there is always a color element white. One of the Madurese batik motif who had many lovers known to the public motif batik cloth was Milo who is Madura typical pattern with a mix of colors between young and old brown and black.

In line with the growing popularity the use of batik cloth in the adult this, the Madurese batik cloth are now also being experience 'rising'. Order it batik cloth from consumers continues to flow along with the continued increase in consumer awareness of the origin of batik cloth. It was seen by the increasing number of
consumers who prefer cloth batik although the price is relatively more expensive.

Consumer society, or batik lovers out Madura Island now have come to know batik
Madura. They began to hunt various types of batik cloth from Madura because Madurese batik cloth was different from batik cloth from Java Island as well as from regional
others in the homeland. Especially if compared with batik cloth printing or patterned textile fabric batik, the quality of the original batik from Madura much better.

"Madurese batik fabrics generally stronger and more resistant wash. Often washed it more clearly and the better the color looks like. While batik printing more often washed fading color, "said Monir an end conversation with magazine Quinine.

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