The Philosophy Value Of Madurese Batik Color As Cultural Education For The Community
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One of the potential cultural wealth of the Madura Island is batik. Madurese batik has a distinctive style and color. It is unique as batik always represents local values and culture. Madurese batik is not just a hot wax painted on cloth, but a form and painting of cultural and philosophical values passed down over generations. As a part of the culture, batik is taught over generations as a form of inheritance and preservation of not only skills that bring economic value but also culture. In this cultural inheritance, there is an internalization of philosophical values implicitly conveyed through typography, style, and color. Madurese batik has interesting patterns and colors. Its typography describes the culture and character of the Madurese community. The typography that contains philosophical values is important to study. The object of this study is Madurese batik. It has special typography that contains philosophical values so that research is needed for the development of Madurese culture, language, and literature education. This study was conducted in Sumenep, Pamekasan, and Bangkalan, considering that the three regencies have their styles and colors, as well as their historical values which are the typography of Madurese batik. This research method is qualitative with an ethnolinguistics approach. This study aims to describe (1) the characteristics of patterns and colors as typical typography on Madurese batik, (2) the philosophical values contained in the typography of Madurese batik, and (3) the formula for cultural education based on Madurese batik.
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