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

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

Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cap Nyonya Oriental Lemonade Factory, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Street in Kauman Batik Village (Kampung), a district with many Batik producers and craftmen, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Street in Kauman Batik Village (Kampung), a district with many Batik producers and craftmen, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of plate of snacks, 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

Workers applying wax-resist using a copper plate stamp (cap), Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Street of Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Workers applying wax-resist using a copper plate stamp (cap), Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cloth coated with wax-resist dyeing, Oey Soe Tjoen Batik factory, 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

Silk weaver working on a traditional wooden loom in a factory in Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silk weaver working to resolve a problem with a broken thread on a traditional wooden loom in a factory in Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silk weaver working on a traditional wooden loom in a factory in Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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