01031nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653001000044653002500054653000900079653001400088100001600102700001900118245005600137300001200193490000600205520059400211022002000805       2012                            d10aBatik10aHigh context culture10aJava10aSemiotics1 aUlani Yunus1 aDominiq Tulasi00aBatik Semiotics as a Media of Communication in Java  a143-1500 v93 aBatik industry, Indonesia s traditional practice of dying cloth through wax resist methods, is considered an important source of intangible cultural heritage and protected under UNESCO. The industry is very diverse and many different colors and motives are used. Research in this article focuses on Batik in Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Lasem, Tuban and Garut regions. This paper studies the connotative implications of Batik s cultural significations that pass on from older to younger generations revealing the importance of visuality and touch in constructing meaning within certain cultures.  a15841057 (ISSN)