MIND-BLOWING

A BATIK artisans blows the spout of a wax-holding copper, known as canting, to make batik at the Batik Dewi Saraswati production house in Surabaya, East Java, Friday, October 13. The hand-painted batik fabric, featuring motifs from East Java and Surabaya, is sold at prices ranging from approximately Rp850,000 to Rp15 million (around US$54 to US$955) per piece and is marketed through batik exhibitions, the Surabaya Kriya Gallery, as well as orders from organizations and individuals. ANTARA/Didik Suhartono