Characteristic of Local Pelangi Cloth Motifs

‘Pelangi’ cloth flourished locally circa 18th century. Began to decline then extinct due to the development of the Batik industry around the 1930s. In the 1960s, the tie and dye textiles were spread across the world that often mistaken by the community as ‘Pelangi’ cloth, although the design characteristics were different. The objectives of this study are to identify the elements and to show how the textile motifs design features are. This research used field study methods, interviews and library studies. The novelty of this study is to reveal the actual character to avoid misinterpretation and misperception of the community. Keywords: Characteristic, Cloth, Local ‘Pelangi’, Motif. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI1.230