Intricate batik wax resist floral pattern on traditional Javanese sarong, Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax in the batik-making process, Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax in the batik-making process, Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Zahir Widadi's home and workshop, specialist in batik indigo dyes, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man painting batik pattern with coffee grounds on cigarettes, Tapel Koeda Kretek (Clove Cigarette) Factory at Juwana, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast

Woman using a mallet to fold batik fabric, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women using pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric before dyeing, workshop of Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rinsing stage in dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Feet fulling of cloth in the dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Feet fulling of cloth in the dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dyeing, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lurik House workshop using Shibori technique, Dien by Dinar, contemporary batik, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lurik House workshop using eco-printing technique, using sap from teak leaves as natural dyes, and at the same time creating the motif, Dien by Dinar, contemporary batik, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using hot wax to outline a dragon design, Batik production, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asia

Androsia Batik, Andros, Bahamas

Dipping batik in an indigo vat, Guizhou, China, Asia

Androsia Batik, Andros, Bahamas, Central America

Caribelle Batik based in old Wingfield estate house, Romney Manor, St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Tourists being shown batiks, near Korhogo, Ivory Coast, West Africa, Africa

Batiks hanging on line in village near Korhogo, Ivory Coast, West Africa, Africa

Batik painting near Anuradhapura, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Batik from Pekalongan, dating from wartime, showing Japanese influence, North Coast of Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Demonstration of batik painting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Lankan woman batik painting, Anuradhapura, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Batik making, Sri Lanka, Asia

Batik making, Sri Lanka, Asia

Applying wax during the making of batik cloth, Duyun, Guizhou, China, Asia

Border of batik cotton cloth, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Caribelle Batik, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Batik making, Sri Lanka, Asia

Batik making, Sri Lanka, Asia

Batik making, Sri Lanka, Asia

Batik vendor, Albert Market, Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa