Papuan Hand-drawn Batik Attracts Visitors To The Exhibition Of Indonesian Creative Works

MONOKWARI - Papuan handwritten batik created by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) group assisted by Bank Indonesia in West Papua has attracted the attention and interest of visitors to the Indonesian Creative Works (KKI) exhibition which was held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) Senayan, Jakarta, 26-29 May. Desriani as the owner and designer of Papuan Batik, Saturday 28 May, admitted that the visitors to the KKI exhibition were very enthusiastic about Papuan Batik products. introduce Papuan batik to various other regions in Indonesia," Desriani was quoted as saying by Antara. KKI 2017 which was held by Bank Indonesia, Papuan batik has become a superior product from West Papua which is displayed in the event Desriani said that Bank Indonesia's support in fostering MSMEs in West Papua was very felt and very helpful, because the KKI exhibition could help the economic wheels of the small businesses they were involved in. and other public places.

The three products on display at the KKI JCC Senayan Jakarta, namely written batik, batik weaving and batik printing, each have their own market share. Written batik and woven batik, according to Desriani, are sold at quite expensive prices because the manufacturing process takes a long time and lasts for a long time. long enough. While batik printing is more affordable for all people. "An alternative to batik is batik printing which is very affordable," Desriani said. The price for batik printing is set at Rp. 70 thousand to Rp. Papua writes that per piece reaches Rp. 1.2 million to Rp. 1.5 million. As for Papuan hand-made batik from silk, the price per piece is up to Rp. 2.5 million. The production of the three products is entirely carried out in Manokwari, by empowering local workers in the area. "Now the production from batik to completion has been carried out in Manokwari. a lot, I use the services of batik from outside Papua," said Desriani.