Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]

Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina and Ismail, Normaz Wana and Said, Rusmawati and Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee (2014) Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]. In: International Conference on Islamic Business, Art, Culture & Communication (ICIBACC 2014). Division of Research and Industry Linkages, UiTM Melaka, Alor Gajah, p. 47.

Abstract

Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 percent of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs and microenterprises is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME industries. Recently, UNCTAD had classified the craft industry as one of the items in the creative industries. They believe the creative industries will provide new opportunities for developing countries to leapfrog into emerging high-income countries due to the contribution on output level, employment, and tourism sector. Even though batik production has a Jong-established in this country, unfortunately, it's still dominated by microenterprises with around 86 percent. Hence, this paper is written to bring readers to understand the origin, culture and the challenges faced by batik makers in order to preserve and flourish batik industry in Malaysia.

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Item Type: Book Section
Creators:
Creators
Email / ID Num.
Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
haslin@umt.edu.my
Ismail, Normaz Wana
nwi@upm.edu.my
Said, Rusmawati
rus@upm.edu.my
Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
shiveeranjanee@upm.edu.my
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Textile industry
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > Culture
N Fine Arts > NK Decorative arts > Other arts and art industries > Textile arts and art needlework > Batik
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Bahagian Penyelidikan dan Jaringan Industri, UiTM Melaka
Event Title: International Conference on Islamic Business, Art, Culture & Communication (ICIBACC 2014)
Event Dates: 26 - 27
Page Range: p. 47
Keywords: Batik industry; Batik origin; Batik culture; Challenges
Date: 2014
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54399
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