Indonesian Batik Roll Cake (Parang - Javanese Style)

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Parang rusak or in English literally defective big knife, is a traditional batik pattern from Special district of Yogyakarta. It is visualized as many defective parang (big knife) with diagonally format Indonesian batik patterns and designs, which refers to the attitude of the human perspective on the environmental landscape and life, expressed in forms stellar. Like plants, mountains, animals, rice fields, rivers, seas and icons of other ancient life. Believed, every pattern and designs that were created through behavior creator.

This design was created by Sultan Agung of Mataram (1613-1645) after a meditation on the South coast of Java. That said, inspiration comes from the phenomenon of large waves that break up rock and ruin. In the Java language, the term with a machete near the reef. Parang broken means broken or damaged reefs.


A. Parang barong tumaruntum
B. Parang gendreh, barong size 8 cm.
C. Parang klitik, barong size 4 cm
D. Parang klitik melik, barong size 2-3 cm









Uceng = the mouth of the bird as fire tongue. The leader’s tongue as a fire which can burn a lot of ppl.
Mustika= head
Tuding= hand. The leader’s hand can destroy ppl
Badan= body. The leader’s body which must be strong and healthy.
Sayap= wing. That means leader must be mobile and active
Intan= diamond and Ombak= wave. That means the leader works as on the wave, but when he does well, he’ll get diamond.



Batik Parang Rusak
The soldiers used this batik motif after the war to show to The King that they won.






Batik Parang Klitik, is the soft version of parang rusak batik which usually used by the Queen and the Princess

Batik Parang Curigo, curigo means suspicious. But anyway, it is usually used by the women to show their loyalty to their husbands

Parang rusak barong is special motif which just only the king and royal family. Ordinary people are not allowed to use parang rusak batik motif.