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

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

Workshop of copper plate stamps (cap) used to apply wax-resist to make pattern before dyeing in batik process, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), 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

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

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

Woman using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on fabric without preliminary drawing, Nyah Kiok batik house, 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

Workshop of copper plate stamps (cap) used to apply wax-resist to make pattern before dyeing in batik process, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women 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

Miao girl doing wax resist, southern Guizhou, Guizhou, China, Asia