Bulldozed by Printed Batik
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
IN the heart of Yogyakarta, the Beringharjo Market never lacks for tourists. Rows and rows of vendors, plying garments, pants, cloths, shawls, and t-shirts with batik motifs, cram the batik center located in the south of Jalan Malioboro.
Prices range from Rp20,000 to Rp500,000. And still one may bargain. Supartiyani, a batik vendor, for one, sells clothes ranging from Rp30,000 to Rp500,000 in price. “The cheap items are printed batik. Thos
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