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The Spirit of America in Batik

To celebrate the new U.S.-Indonesia partnership, a competition to design American batik has been launched.
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The Spirit of America in Batik
CANTING TOOL: Special tools serve to skillfully pour hot wax on cloth before dyeing it. When the wax is removed, elaborate patterns remain. Nadia Ghattas/The Epoch Times
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Image2batik_canting_medium.JPG"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/Image2batik_canting_medium.JPG" alt="BATIK DESIGN: Batik design is widespread in Indonesia, Java, and other Asian counties. In a unique competition, U.S. participants create batik designs with the theme 'The Spirit of America.' (Nadia Ghattas/The Epoch Times)" title="BATIK DESIGN: Batik design is widespread in Indonesia, Java, and other Asian counties. In a unique competition, U.S. participants create batik designs with the theme 'The Spirit of America.' (Nadia Ghattas/The Epoch Times)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-126162"/></a>
BATIK DESIGN: Batik design is widespread in Indonesia, Java, and other Asian counties. In a unique competition, U.S. participants create batik designs with the theme 'The Spirit of America.' (Nadia Ghattas/The Epoch Times)
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