UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

REINVENTING BATIK STAMPING TOOL FROM RECYCLE MATERIAL

MOHD RAFIZI BIN MOHD SHARI

Thesis Submitted in fulfillment Of the requirement for the degree of

Master of Art And Design

Faculty of Art and Design

December 2016

CONFIRMATION BY PANEL OF EXAMINERS

I certify that a Panel of Examiners has met on 17 June 2016 to conduct the final examination of Mohd Rafizi Bin Mohd Shari on his Masters of Art and Design thesis entitled " Reinventing Batik Stamping Tool From Recycle Material" in accordance with Universiti Teknologi Mara Act 1976 ( Akta 173 ). The Panel of Examiners recommends that the student be awarded the relevant degree. The panel of Examiners was as follows:

Oskar Hasdinor, PhD Associate Professor Faculty of Art and Design Universiti Teknologi MARA (Chairman)

Azhar Samin, PhD Faculty of Art and Design Universiti Teknologi MARA (Internal Examiner)

Nazlina Shaari, PhD Associate Professor Faculty of Art and Design Universiti Putra Malaysia (External Examiner)

DR. MOHAMMAD NAWAWI DATO HAJI SEROJI Dean Institute of Graduates Studies Universiti Teknologi MARA Date: 19 December, 2016

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AUTHOR'S DECLARATION

I declare that the work in this thesis was carried out in accordance with the regulations

of Universiti Teknologi MARA. Its is original and is the results of my own work,

unless otherwise indicated or acknowledged as referenced work. This thesis has not

been submitted to any other academic institution or non-academic institution for any

degree or qualification.

I, hereby, acknowledge that I have been supplied with Academic and Regulations for

Post Graduate, Universiti Teknologi MARA, regulating the conduct of any my study

and research.

Name of Student Mohd Rafizi Bin Mohd Shari

Student I.D. No. 2012139993

Programme : Master of Art and Design-AD750

Faculty : Art and Design

Thesis Title Reinventing Batik Stamping Tool

From Recycle Material

Signature of Student :

Date December 2016

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ABSTRACT

In the history of Malaysian textile, Batik blok cloth has become an integral part in the Malay culture. This textile has long been established as daily attire for the commoners and has then remained an important traditional costume. However, many traditional motifs developed during the early years of the industry are disappearing unrecorded. The wood blocks with various authentic designs are found either eaten by termites or deteriorate due to weather condition. This research focuses on reinventing a new type of batik's block which retained its traditional motifs and also cost effective as to keep hold our traditional textile heritage. An experimental research was applied through 5 stages of processes that involved with recycled material obtained within the parameter. As a result, a plug-in or attached and detachable batik block with interrelated and refined patterns was established from a Sweetened Condensed Milk (SCM) aluminium can. This discovery will pave ways for more inventions of other types of recycled material that couldbe used through systematic and well-structured experiments/inventions.

Keywords', batik, wood block, motifs, recycled aluminium,

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TABLE OF CONTENT

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CONFIRMATION BY PANEL OF EXAMINATION ii

AUTHOR'S DECLARATION iii

ABSTRACT iv

ACKNOLEDGEMENT v

TABLE OF CONTENT vi

LIST OF TABLES xiii

LIST OF FIGURES xiv

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Statement of Problem 4

1.3 Aim and Objective 4

1.4 Research Question 5

1.5 Delimitation and Limitation

1.5.1 Delimitation 5

1.5.2 Limitation 5

1.6 Hypothesis 6

1.7 Statement of Significance 6

CHAPTER TWO: LITERARTURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction to Batik Stamping 7

2.2 Malays: Socio-Cultural Function

2.2.1 Batik for going down to rice paddy field and sea 7

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