Reporter/Editor: Yuni Ridwan
Now Batik Bomba have market value is quite high, that’s because the batik ‘ Central Sulawesi (Central) it’s been able to penetrate the regional market, so that the craftsmen of batik is housed on the kedondong for the West continues to increase production. In fact the monthly, the craftsmen of this score bomba through 1000 fabric.
One of batik bomba, Ady Pitoyo said in a day he is capable of producing 10 to 12 the fabric bomba with a pattern of using gold thread, while for a motive, at 15 to 20 pcs a day.
“Time is usually produces batik bomba 10 to 12 pcs for a motive to use cloth of gold, and if the bomba the motive is usually the production of the 15 to 20 pcs daily., ” said Ady, to Kaili Post, (9 / 2).
In his explanation, Bomba means openness and togetherness. So, that’s exactly why the public for an open to anyone who visited.
The tradition of batik and weaving Bomba in Palu has been a long way from before. But he said, in the old man in the Hammers make the thread of silk which are then woven with a traditional tool of up to a cloth, then in batik with the ink from the sap of trees to use a canting that mold is made from wood.
Even so, said Ady, not many young people who became interested in of batik Bomba, so that in 2008 of the Craft of the National Regional (DKND) the Central Sulawesi, bring in an instructor of Pekalongan, Central Java, to train a number of young people drop out of school and unemployment.
“They teach you how to weave the cloth Bomba and batik is using traditional tools, ” he said.
Ady, which is also an instructor weaving and then taught technology of batik modern as has been done by batik Java. With the modern technology of the batik industry Bomba it starts to grow.
On the other hand, the difficulty in dealing with it today that bringing in raw materials. he claimed to take two weeks ‘ time, bring in raw materials, plus expenses high enough, because, I’ve only been on the island of Java.
” It was his is the obstacles we face, yes you don’t want us to have to wait for the next two weeks, ” he concluded. ***.
