Kauman Batik Village

 

 

Kauman Batik Village is the original heritage of Kraton Surakarta Sultanate. Kauman name itself is taken from the word "Kaum", which is defined as a official's village . Village that today is designed as a tourist village was once a village inhabited by the courtiers . "Abdi Dalem Keraton" placed in this ward is specially made ​​batiks for the royal family. They were taught how to make a scarf , jarik , and others . Now , with the rapid development of batik , Kauman Batik Villageis growing in numbers batik and batik industry . Unlike the Kampung Batik Laweyan , another batik village in Solo which has light-colored motifs , Kampung Batik Kauman tend to like dark blackish brown and motifs he made was quite modern .