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Canting
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For the heraldic term, see Canting arms.
For other uses, see Cant.
Canting (IPA: t͡ʃɑnʈɪŋ, VOS Spelling: tjanting, Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ, romanized: Canting) is a pen-like tool used to apply liquid hot wax (malam) in the batik-making process in Indonesia, more precisely batik tulis (lit. 'written batik'). Traditional Canting consists of copper wax-container with small pipe spout and bamboo handle. Traditional canting is made of copper, bronze, zinc or iron material, however modern version might use teflon.
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![]() Canting used in the batik-making process | |
Types | Rengreng, Isen, Cecek, Klowong, Tembokan, Cecekan, Loron, Telon, Prapatan, Liman, Byok, Galaran |
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Used with | Wax, Batik |
Inventor | Javanese[1][2][3][4][5] |
Manufacturer | Indonesian (Javanese) |
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