Batik Riau

 Batam, Riau Island

Bridge Balerang Riau, Batam

Riau Islands is one of the major cities in Sumatra. Communities in the Riau Islands consists of various ethnicities and cultures, but the hallmark of a culture that is very thick in Riau Island is Malay. Riau is the largest business centers in the region of Sumatra, Riau is because very close to the neighboring countries of Singapore, Riau therefore often used as the object of the visit of tourists from Singapore. Of the various potential possessed by the surrounding Riau Riau Province Government in 1985 took the initiative to try to cultivate that revival of batik began to be abandoned. With spearheaded by the mother Dra. Hj. Septina Primawati Rush, MM., He invites the batik batik to redevelop this by using a new pattern in the design and the colors are more brighter.

              Make Batik Tulis                                    Make Batik Tulis 

There are several batik was introduced again, like batik curtain which is dominated by the colors brighter and brighter like red, yellow, green. ; Most of the suit and flower motif Riau is a star, sosou, cempaka, kenduduk. and there is a pattern ducks home evening, bud biting, larat clouds and veils. Motifs that exist today developed into a new motif that do not run away from its roots and named in accordance with the original, among other things: kesumbo flowers, flowers cape, cempaka flower, sunflower kaluk plated. Batik Riau grow and given the name "Batik Veil". Batik motifs Veil in Riau is what is known today.

Some Examples of Batik Riau

Handicrafts of Batik Riau, Sumatra