Batik patterns creation based on community ways of life, local wisdom, and cultural heritage Phang Nga Province

Abstract

The study on the creation of batik patterns from community ways of life, local wisdom, and cultural heritage of Phang Nga Province had two objectives: 1) to study community ways of life, local wisdom, and cultural sites in Phang Nga Province that can be used to create batik patterns, and 2) to develop unique batik patterns derived from these community ways of life, wisdom, and local cultural sources. This i qualitative study employed purposive sampling combined with a 1:1 Snowball sampling technique to select key informants. . Data were collected through   in-depth interviews with 15 individual and 2 focus group discussions with 32 participants, totaling 47 key informants. The research tool was a semi-structured interview. The findings revealed that 1) the way of life, local wisdom, and cultural heritage of Phang Nga Province served as cultural capital for batik patterns design, classified into three dimensions Dimension 1: Community ways of life, which featured Koh Panyee Community, Koh Hong, Pakarang Beach, the sea Turtle Conservation Center, Khao Nang Hong, and Khao Tapu. Dimension 2: Local wisdom applicable to batik patterns creation included the Boon Soong Iron Bridge and the Tham Thong Lang Stone Mine. Dimension 3: Local cultural sites comprising Phung Chang Cave, Tham Lod Tha Plak, Wat Suwan Khuha, and Sam Cave. 2) The development of unique batik patterns derived from community ways of life, local wisdom, and cultural heritage in Phang Nga Province was classified into three dimensions: community way of life, local wisdom and local cultural sites. These encompassed five distinct patterns: 2.1) Leatherback turtle pattern, 2.2) Wave pattern, 2.3) Tin Dredge pattern, 2.4) Sam Cave flower pattern, and 2.5) Sam Cave bird pattern.