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Arts
Quarter 1 – Module 7
Batik: A Traditional Art of Southeast
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Arts – Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 7: Batik: A Traditional Art of Southeast Asia
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need to Know

This module was made by the writer with the purpose of helping facilitate
learning in different situations. The writer hopes that the learner will understand how
important this module is to them and take good care as they make use of this.

This will help cultivate their capacity and talent as an artist in creating crafts
using local materials within the community. The activities here will suit their interests
and abilities and will develop them. This module contains lessons in accordance to the
competencies which are expected of them.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Create crafts that can be locally assembled with local materials, guided by local
traditional techniques (e.g batik, silk weaving, etc.). (A8PR-lc-e-1)

Unpacked Learning Competencies:

1. Design crafts that can be assembled using local materials.
2. Appreciate the importance of this arts and its contribution to the life and culture of the
Filipino people specifically Maranao.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

____ 1. It is an Indonesian- Malay word titik.

A. Batik C. Fabric
B. Drop D. Okir

____ 2. A type of batik in which the artist used a small copper container with one or
more different -sized piped.
A. Block painted C. Hand painted
B. Block printed D. Hand printed

____ 3. It refers to a whole repertoire of folk motifs which consists of plant forms that
figure prominently in their artwork from weaving to carving, to brass cast
pieces.
A. Batik C. Okir
B. Drop D. Titik

____ 4. It refers to the process of dyeing the fabric using a resist technique.
A. Dot C. Point
B. Drop D. Titik

____ 5. It is a traditional garment of numerous ethnic group in Mindanao.

A. malong C. skirt
B. shawl D. trousers

____ 6. The following are the major art forms of Maranao except.
A. Carving C. Weaving
B. Metal works D. Sculpting

____ 7. In what country does the batik originate?

A. China C. Japan
B. Indonesia D. Philippines

____ 8. Which of the following is not a process in making batik?

A. digital printing C. screen painting
B. hand -drawn D. using metal blocks

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____ 9. It is done by welding together strips of metal to form a metal block.
A. block printed C. geometric motifs
B. hand painted D. free form designs

____ 10. It is dipped into the hot wax, and then it is pressed onto the fabric.
A. Hand- drawn C. Screen printing
B. Digital printing D. Using metal blocks

____ 11. In what particular place in Indonesia does batik originate?

A. Bali C. Jakarta
B. Beijing D. Java

____ 12. Why is malong important to the Maranaos?

1. Used in everyday life.
2. Used in some occasions.
3. It suppresses their culture and tradition.
4. They believed that wearing it brings good fortune.

____ 13. It refers to predominantly geometric female okir.

A. Okkil C. Okir-a-bai
B. Okirr D. Okir-a-dato

____ 14. Which is not true about okir?

A. It has a pattern which are used in Maranao artist.
B. It is an art depicting the indigenous originality and skill of the Maranao.
C. It is an artistic design of the Maranao native inhabitants of Southern
Philippines.
D. It reveals the distinct and original culture and civilization of Maranaos
being imitated from other culture.

____ 15. It is a pattern consisting of lines and geometric figures, such as triangles,
circles and squares, that are arranged in a repeated fashion.
A. block printed C. free form designs
B. hand painted D. geometric motifs

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 Lesson
Batik: A Traditional Art in
1 Southeast Asia

What’s In

Directions: Let us check your knowledge from your lesson by doing this activity.
Match Column A with correct answer.

Column A Column B

1. Avalokiteshvara
A.
2. Standing Four-armed Vishnu

3. Standing Hari-Hara
B.
4. Krishna on Garuda

5. Deified King
C.

D.

E.

F.

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 What’s New

Take a look at the picture! What ideas come into your mind? Describe the picture in
5 sentences.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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 What is It

Southeast Asia is known for its ancient aesthetic in conventional woven fabric
(Gittinger and Lefferts 1992). Its region consists of the eleven countries: Brunei,
Cambodia(Khmer), Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), East
Timor, Laos, Philippines and Thailand. The forms of textiles, clothing and their designs
are remarkably similar in spite of the differences in language, culture and religion.

Batik is an ancient art that has been handed down for thousands of years. It is
an art medium and methodology for creating design, usually on cloth, by applying wax
to portions of the material and then dyeing it, then removing the wax. This can be done
to make vibrant colors and incredible designs. It is said to be wide spread in Middle
East, Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Philippines, India and more.

Philippine arts reflect the diverse cultural influences and traditions of its society
since it is inhabited by different ethnic groups. It is divided into three islands namely:
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Mindanao is home to different ethnic groups such as
Lumads, Maranao, Tausug, etc. Maranao culture is known for the exuberance and
vitality of its art forms. Their major art forms are carving, weaving and metalwork. Their
artworks includeSarimanok and Okir.Maranao arts and crafts are unrecognizable
without mentioning the “malong” an important part of their traditional clothing.
Machine-made printed cotton malongs made in Indonesia specifically for export to
Philippines, are commonly referred to as “batik” because the item is imported and also
a combination of different colors and patterns are used. Among traditional tribal
peoples like Maranao, malong is used in every life. The motif of their textile design is
the okir.

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 Okir is an exclusive artistic cultural heritage of the Maranaos of Lanao,
Philippines. The okir motif is an art depicting the indigenous originality and skill of the
Maranaos. It is a fine art of figuring, painting, carving and sculpturing depicting the
social and psychological identity of Maranao Society. It refers to a whole repertoire of
folk motifs which consists of plant forms that figures prominently in their artwork from
weaving to carving, to brass cast pieces. Okir design serves as significant cultural
symbols.

There are two traditions of Okir:

1. Okir-a-dato - the predominantly curvilinear male.

2. Okir-a-bai - the predominantly geometric female.

Batik is believed to be related to the Malay word titik, which means “point,” “dot”,
or “drop”. The “drop” action refers to the process of dyeing the fabric by making use of
a resist technique: covering areas of cloth with a dye resistant substance (usually hot
wax) to prevent them from absorbing colors.

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There are two categories of batik designs:

1. Geometric motifs - is a pattern consisting of lines and geometric figures, such

as triangles, circles and squares, that are arranged in a repeated fashion.
Geometric patterns are found in many places, including art and architecture,
and they tend to be symmetrical.
2. Free form designs - the design depends on the designer and the guidelines
they use.

There are two main types of batik:

1. Hand painted – this is done through the use of canting, a small copper container
with one or more different-sized pipes.
2. Block printed – a metal block is formed by welding together strips of metal. To
make pattern, the metal block is dipped into molten wax and pressed against
the fabric.

Hand-made batik designs are created through the art of layering and mixing of
colors injected with creativity.

Batik can be done in 4 different ways:

1. Hand- drawn - the designs are drawn on the fabric with hot liquid wax by using
a metal object called CANTING.
2. Using metal blocks -metal block is dipped into the hot wax, and then it is
pressed onto the fabric.
3. Screen printing – this process commonly used synthetic threads. The most
popular mesh in general use is made of polyester.
4. Digital printing-a method of printing from a digital-based image directly to a
variety of media.

Questions:

1. What is batik?
2. How does the okir motif reveal the culture and society of the Maranao?
3. What is the contribution of Indonesian art to the life and culture of Maranao
people in the Philippines?

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 What’s More

Put a check (√) if the picture shows an example of a batik design and (X) if it does not.

1. __________________________ 2. __________________________

3. __________________________ 4. __________________________

5. __________________________

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Read the paragraphs below and fill in the blank/s with the correct answer.
Choose your answer in the box provided below.

Hand painted batik okir-a-bai

Okir Mindanao block printed

Titikokir-a- dato

Philippines is composed of three (3) islands named: Luzon, Visayas and

Mindanao. _________is home to different ethnic groups such as Lumads, Maranao,
and Tausug. Weaving is one of the finest works of Maranao people. One of their finest
works in weaving is malong. If you look at the design of their malong, it has a
combination of different colors and pattern called_________. This type of art
originated in Indonesia and related in Malay word_________. Thefirst type of batik
which is ________isdone through the use of canting and in ________ a metal block
is formed by welding together strips of metal.

The motif of Maranao design is ________. This design serves as significant

cultural symbol. The two traditions of this design are __________which means the
predominantly curvilinear male and ___________ the predominantly geometric
female.

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 What I Can Do

Do this in your home by following the steps in making Simple Batik. Your work will be
rated using rubrics.

Materials Needed:

 Silk or fabric
 tjanting needle or safety pin
 iron
 Pencil
 brush
 Dye
 newspaper

Procedures:

1. Stretch your silk or fabric- either with

pins and frame or using masking tape
to stick the silk/ fabric down onto
newsprint or similar shiny paper.

2. Outline your design in wax- wearing

goggles dip the tjanting tool into the
wax pot and transfer to your design and
outline your image using wax. (if you
want the outline not to be white then
paint or dry the silk before you start).
Tip: To stop the tjanting dripping use a piece
of folded towel under the end until you need to
make the lines.

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 3. Practice using the small brushes
(nylon is best) on paper before you
start or on your batik paper.

4. Add the batik dye- you only need the

primary colors as you can mix up any
color require.

5. Leave to dry and the iron between layers of newspaper or newsprint to remove
the wax from the fabric or silk.

Rubrics
Excellent Good Fair Poor
Category
(10 pts) (6 pts) (4pts) (2 pts)
Artistic The student put The students put The student put The student put
Engagement/ forth extraordinary forth the effort effort required to forth limited effort
Effort effort to complete required to finish the project; or the project was
the project as well complete the use some class not completed;
as possible: used project well and time adequately class time was not
class time well and completed all and completed used well and did
completed all research and some of the not complete
research and critique work. research and research and
critique work. critique work. critique work.

Craftsmanship/ The artwork The artwork shows The artwork shows The artwork lacks
Skill demonstrates good craftsman, average evidence of
original personal with some attention craftsmanship and personal
expression and to design, style and average attention expression and
outstanding Batik color relating to to design, style and Batik art skills
art skills. experimentation of color relating to
Batik art. experimentation of
Batik art.

Creativity/ The artwork The artwork The artwork The artwork lacks
Originality demonstrates demonstrates some demonstrates an evidence of
original personal personal average amount of personal
expression and expression and personal expression and
outstanding Batik Batik art skills expression and Batik art skills.
art skills. Batik art skills.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.

____ 2. The Southeast Asian Connection Assimilation and Adaptation sculpture is

strongly reflected in ______________ influences.
A. Indian C. Indonesian
B. Korean D. Cambodian

____ 1. It refers to a whole repertoire of folk motifs which consists of plant forms that
figures prominently in their artwork from weaving to carving, to brass cast
pieces.
A. Batik C. Okir
B. Drop D. Titik

____ 2. I
t is a traditional garment of numerous ethnic group in Mindanao.
A. malong C. skirt
B. shawl D. Trousers

____ 3. Which of the following is not a process in making batik?

A. digital printing C. screen painting
B. hand -drawn D. using metal blocks

____ 4. Why is malong important to the Maranaos?

A. Used in everyday life.
B. Used in some occasions.
C. It suppresses their culture and tradition.
D. They believed that wearing it brings good fortune.

____ 5. It is an Indonesian- Malay word titik.

A. Batik C. Fabric
B. Drop D. Okir

____ 6. It refers to the process of dyeing the fabric by making use of a resist
technique.
A. Dot C. Point
B. Drop D. Titik

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____ 7. The following are the major art forms of Maranao except.
A. Carving C. Weaving
B. Metal works D. Sculpting

____ 8. It is a pattern consisting of lines and geometric figures, such as triangles,

circles and squares, that are arranged in a repeated fashion.
A. block printed C. free form designs
B. hand painted D. geometric motifs

____ 9. It is dipped into the hot wax, and then it is pressed onto the fabric.
A. Hand- drawn C. Screen printing
B. Digital printing D. Using metal blocks

____ 10. Which is not true about okir?

A. It has a pattern which are used in Maranao artist.
B. It is an art depicting the indigenous originality and skill of the Maranao.
C. It is an artistic design of the Maranao native inhabitants of Southern
Philippines.
D. It reveals the distinct and original culture and civilization of Maranaos
being imitated from other culture.

____ 11. A type of batik in which the artist used a small copper container with one or
more different -sized piped.
A. Block painted C. Hand painted
B. Block printed D. Hand printed

____ 12. In what country does the batik originate?

A. China C. Japan
B. Indonesia D. Philippines

____ 13. It is done by welding together strips of metal to form a metal block.
A. block printed C. geometric motifs
B. hand painted D. free form designs

____ 14. In what particular place in Indonesia does batik originate?

A. Bali C. Jakarta
B. Beijing D. Java

____ 15. It refers to predominantly geometric female okir.

A. Okkil C. Okir-a-bai
B. Okirr D. Okir-a-dato

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 Additional Activities

Write Yes if the statement is true and No if it is false.

______1.Batik originated in Indonesia.

______2. Block painted is done through the use of canting.

______3. Drop refers to the process of dyeing the fabric by making use of a resist
technique.

______4. Okir is an exclusive artistic cultural heritage of the Maguindanao of

Lanao.

______5. Mindanao is home to different ethnic groups such as Lumads, Maranao

and Tausug.

______6. Covering the areas of cloth with a dye resistant substance is called resist
technique.

______7. Philippines is one of the countries in Southeast Asia.

______8. Inokir, the predominantly curvilinear female is okir-a-dato.

______9. Batik related to a Hindu word “titik”

______10. Weaving is one of the fine works of Maranao people.

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ASSESSMENT ADDITIONAL
ACTIVITIES
1. C
2. A 1. Yes
3. C 2. No
4. A 3. Yes
5. A 4. No
6. B 5. Yes
7. D 6. Yes
8. D 7. Yes
9. D 8. No
10. D 9. No
11. C 10. Yes
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. C
WHAT I HAVE WHAT’S WHAT’S IN WHAT I KNOW
LEARNED MORE
6. C 1. A
1. Mindanao 1. √ 7. F 2. C
2. Batik 2. x 8. A 3. C
3. Titik 3. x 9. D 4. B
4. Hand-printed 4. √ 10. B 5. A
5. Block-printed 5. √
6. D
6. Okir
7. B
7. Okir-a-dato
8. C
8. Okir-a-bai
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. D
15. D
Answer Key
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