Batik Cap

The Cap (pronounced chop) is a copper stamp and first appeared the mid-19th century. It works in the same way as block printing – in this case printing areas of wax onto the cloth. They are made of 1.5 cm wide copper stripes that are bent into the shape to form a design pattern - end pieces of wire are used to form dots. Each cap is attached to the handle and makes up a repeatable design element.