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Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]

Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 percent of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs and microenterprises is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME in...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Said, Rusmawati, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Division of Research and Industry Linkages, UiTM Melaka 2014
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Textile industry
Culture
Batik
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54399/1/54399.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.543992022-02-23T08:20:37Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54399/ Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.] Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina Ismail, Normaz Wana Said, Rusmawati Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Textile industry Culture Batik Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 percent of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs and microenterprises is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME industries. Recently, UNCTAD had classified the craft industry as one of the items in the creative industries. They believe the creative industries will provide new opportunities for developing countries to leapfrog into emerging high-income countries due to the contribution on output level, employment, and tourism sector. Even though batik production has a Jong-established in this country, unfortunately, it's still dominated by microenterprises with around 86 percent. Hence, this paper is written to bring readers to understand the origin, culture and the challenges faced by batik makers in order to preserve and flourish batik industry in Malaysia. Division of Research and Industry Linkages, UiTM Melaka 2014 Book Section PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54399/1/54399.pdf ID54399 Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina and Ismail, Normaz Wana and Said, Rusmawati and Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee (2014) Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]. In: International Conference on Islamic Business, Art, Culture & Communication (ICIBACC 2014). Division of Research and Industry Linkages, UiTM Melaka, Alor Gajah, p. 47.
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topic Textile industry
Culture
Batik
spellingShingle Textile industry
Culture
Batik
Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Said, Rusmawati
Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]
description Batik is a process of dyeing fabric by making use of a resist technique. Approximately, 70 percent of the national industry in Malaysia is derived from SMEs and microenterprises is one of the main components in SMEs. In the Malaysian context, most of batik enterprises have been categorized in SME industries. Recently, UNCTAD had classified the craft industry as one of the items in the creative industries. They believe the creative industries will provide new opportunities for developing countries to leapfrog into emerging high-income countries due to the contribution on output level, employment, and tourism sector. Even though batik production has a Jong-established in this country, unfortunately, it's still dominated by microenterprises with around 86 percent. Hence, this paper is written to bring readers to understand the origin, culture and the challenges faced by batik makers in order to preserve and flourish batik industry in Malaysia.
format Book Section
author Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Said, Rusmawati
Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
author_facet Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Said, Rusmawati
Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee
author_sort Mohamad Akhir, Noor Haslina
title Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]
title_short Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]
title_full Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]
title_fullStr Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in Malaysia / Noor Haslina Mohamad Akhir … [et al.]
title_sort traditional craftsmanship: the origin, culture and challenges of batik industry in malaysia / noor haslina mohamad akhir … [et al.]
publisher Division of Research and Industry Linkages, UiTM Melaka
publishDate 2014
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