Batik Tulis Corona Made at Permisan Prison Cilacap

Cilacap - Head of Class IIA Prison Permisan Nusakambangan received a visit from the Head of the Center for Data Management and Information Research on Law and Human Rights, Tuesday (4/10/2022).

At 14.30 WIB, the Head of Class IIA Permisan Prison received guests from the Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, namely Aman Riyadi, S.I.P., S.H., M.Sc. as Head of the Center for Data and Information Management for Legal and Human Rights Research.

Accompanying directly, the Head of Permisan Prison invited Aman Riyadi to directly observe the independence activities in Permisan Prison, namely Batik Nusakambangan. Besides being the attention of many parties, this batik is also known for its distinctive style thanks to the creative ideas of the craftsmen, all of whom are Correctional Inmates.

Located in the batik production room, Mardi Santoso Kalapas Permisan introduced various mainstay motifs of Batik Nusakambangan including the wijayakusuma motif, suket puzzle, corona, and contemporary batik. "Corona", became the motive that got the attention of the Head of the Center for Data and Information Management. He even specifically ordered the written version of the batik with premium materials.

"Please make Batik Tulis Corona, the basic color is maroon, how long will it take to finish?" said Aman.

Responding to this, Wiwit Wahyono, an officer from the Work Guidance that oversees the manufacture of Batik Nusakambangan, agreed with one month's time. 

"I'm ready, sir, we will work on the possibility of writing batik taking a long time, about a maximum of 1 month," said Wiwit.

At the end of the visit, Kalapas hoped for support from Balitbang so that batik in Permisan Prison would be even more advanced. 

"Hopefully this visit will bring blessings and benefits and advance our batik production, especially Nusakambangan batik," concluded Mardi Santoso.

Correctional inmates (WBP) Permisan Prison produce batik, stamp and combination printing products. With so rich with beautiful and meaningful batik motifs. One of Wijayakusuma's batik motifs.

This batik motif, typical of Nusakambangan, Cilacap, Central Java, is popular among the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of the Central Java Regional Office due to its unique shape and color combination. In the hands of WBP batik artisans, various creative colors were born from this Wijayakusuma batik motif.

In addition to attractive colors and shapes, this Wijayakusuma batik motif has magical powers behind it. To commemorate National Batik Day which falls every October 2, you need to know the meaning behind the Wijayakusuma motif. Here, the full explanation.

In 2022, Batik Nusakambangan again showcases its newest motif, "Wijayakusuma Nusakambangan". The philosophy contained in this batik is penguripan or in Indonesian means livelihood. Mardi Santoso, Kalapas Permisan Nusakambangan explained that this batik is made with the hope that the wearer can have a beautiful life and have a position that is respected by the community.

"So Wijayakusuma means something authoritative as well as soothing," said Mardi Santoso.

Mardi Santoso further explained that etymologically, wijayakusuma comes from two words, namely wijaya and kusuma. In the Old Javanese language, wijaya means victory/success, while kusuma means flower. The wijayakusuma flower is synonymous with the coronation tradition of Javanese kings. For the ancient Javanese kingdoms, the wijayakusuma flower was a symbol of the guardian god.

Therefore, the newly inaugurated king will usually get a wijayakusuma flower as a reminder to care for and protect his people well.

"Because of the significant role in Javanese culture and the noble values ​​contained in it, this is what inspired the creation of "Wijayakusuma Nusakambangan" batik, concluded Mardi Santoso.

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