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Ornamental motives diversity in Indonesia 

The diversity of ethnic groups in Indonesia, making the appearance of various shades of cultural art in Indonesia. This makes Indonesia has its own worth. However, in this modern era, the cultural diversity compete with foreign cultures as a result of open access to the world of communication.

Textile is one of the results of the culture that born with gamelan culture, literature, and puppets. Because of the cultural heritage in the form of fabric are hard to find, our ancestors do it with cultural comparison. Of which is comparing it with decorative relics in temples and relics of other hard objects. For more details, we present the identification of a variety of decorative motifs that exist in Indonesia.

Kawung, in Sundanese means palm or fro. Therefore Kawung decoration has a shape resembling a palm fruit that cut crosswise so it looks four palm seeds. This decorative has existed in Indonesia since the era ancestor, with proof is, this decorative ornament used on statues of Hindu temples in Java.

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  Kawung Decorative 

Tumpal, Indonesian traditional decorative that has the basic shape of an isosceles triangle. After being developed, this decorative has many variations. Tumpal has been found in many decoration temples in Indonesia and is often used to make batik carving on wood.

Tumpal Decorative

Swastika, decoration that has been known since the Bronze Age is found in many relics of bronze craft items. The Swastika is a variation of the Meander pattern and Pilin. This decorative has spread to almost all regions in Indonesia.

Swastika Decorative

Pilin, decoration that has the basic shape of the letter S. This decorative also have a lot of variations. Such as other geometric decorative, Pilin also has spread to almost all regions in Indonesia. In the batik, Pilin decorative usually chosen to be the basic of Parang decorative.

Pilin Decorative

Meander, decoration that has a basic form of the letter T. After being developed, this decorative have many variations, among them is decorative Swastika and Pinggir Awan (the edge of the cloud). Decorative meanders usually used as a edge decoration to complement the main decorative.

Meander Decorative

Sources : Internet and Wikipedia