Plants as Natural Dyes for Jonegoroan Batik Processing in Jono Cultural Tourism Village, Bojonegoro, East Java

Authors

  • Nurizza Fauziyah Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Brawijaya, Malang
  • Luchman Hakim Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Brawijaya, Malang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jitode.2015.003.02.01

Abstract

Batik Jonegoroan is one of the potential tourism product in Jono Village, Bojonegoro. Batik was processed by traditional procedure using natural dyes from plants. In order to preserve the traditional batik which was colored by natural dyes from plant, the preservation of such plant were important. As far, there are no scientific data related to the species usage in Batik production. The aims of the research were identifying plant which were used as natural dyes in Batik processing. Data were collected through observation, and semi-structured interviews to batik craftsmen. Results of interviews were analyzed descriptively. The importance of plant was analyzed using Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) index. Based on the results, there are 12 plant species used as batik dye. It is consisted of Teak, Mahogany, Ketapang, Tamarind, Mangosteen, Mango, Suji, Pandan, Indigofera, Guava, Banana and Onion. Teak (Tectonagrandis L.) and Mahogany (Swietenia mahogany L.) have the highest value of RFC, 1.00. Both species were the most frequently cited species as sources of natural dyes. Extraction of Teak leaves produce red hearts and extraction of mahogany tree bark produces red-brown dye. Both of the color is the most important color in batik motifs.

Keywords: batik Jonegoroan, Jono Cultural Tourism Village, perception, quality, RFC

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Published

2015-05-06

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015)

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