Introduction
Batik in addition to displaying the symbol of identity, also keeps traces of cultural history and life philosophy of local residents. The name and high degree of a nation lies in its culture. In general, people can only wear batik but do not understand the meaning. Culturally, batik is not just clothes, but contains a high value of philosophy (Marwiyah. 2005:28). Behind the strokes of ink poured by the batik to cloth, there must be meaning and history of the embedded, beautifully engraved batik shaped. Every batik produced by each region has a special characteristic and describes the life of local residents, likewise with Bakaran batik, batik located in the coastal area has a special characteristic that distinguishes Bakaran batik with other coastal batik.
Pati District has a distinctive batik in the Bakaran village Wetan and the Bakaran village Kulon. Local people call this batik with the name of Bakaran batik, Bakaran batik instead of batik with the process of working by burned by Bakaran but called Bakaran batik because it is located in the village of Bakaran. Batik industry in the village of Bakaran in its development is able to absorb many women labor. Bakaran Batik is a batik of the coast, but the Bakaran batik is different from other the coast batik, because usually the the coast batik tends to be bright and bold Bakaran batik tends to be dark. The Bakaran Batik is identical with brown and black color.
The women working in the Bakaran-writing batik industry have a very important role. Women other than as housewives also work as women labor. Every day, women who work as batik artisans, spend their time making batik in the industry they work for. The work ethic that belongs to the batik is very high. Most of the women in the village of Bakaran, both Wetan and the Bakaran village Kulon are women of high working spirit.
Women other than as corporate managers, also serve as housewives. Women with diligent, thorough, patient and delicate nature are very identical in the making of batik. The position of a mother in the status of Bakaran society occupies the top. This is because women also serve as leaders in managing the company. The Status of a mother is different from the people of Pati in general who put a mother in second place after a father. The creation of the dominant batik is done by women, the complex of batik motifs they work carefully and diligently.
Women who work as batik artisans in the Wetan and the Bakaran village Kulon, are on average over 40 years old. Batik is not easy, because it takes patience and persistence in the manufacturing process. In addition, it takes people who have the art of batik batik to be able to develop the motif. The women who are batik-making in the learning of batik production are carried out by their parents or older people. Bakaran Batik in the process is done by human energy and mostly done by women.
