East India, Brush Batik(Birati), West Bengal
Bengal’s wax-resist art adorns silk and cotton.
Brush batik is a traditional textile art form done in Bengal, a region in Eastern India. It involves creating designs on fabric using wax-resist dyeing technique. The process involves applying melted wax using a thick or thin brush to areas of the fabric that are to remain uncoloured, and then dyeing the fabric.
This is repeated several times with different colours to build up the desired pattern. The final step involves removing the wax to reveal the finished design. Hand-painted batik is a highly skilled and labour-intensive process, and is often considered a form of folk art. The designs used in Bengal often feature traditional motifs such as flowers, leaves, and animals, and are an important part of the region's cultural heritage. A lot of gods are painted using this technique. The products range from sarees, scarves, tee shirts, stole, cushion covers and fabrics. Not all fabrics can be used for this technique. Fabrics used mostly are silk and cotton.