Abstract :
Dutch Batik is one of the treasured assets in Indonesia. All of Dutch Batik was made by
Indo-Dutch women who resided in Northern Coastal area during Dutch colonialism era. They
chose European theme and so the dominant patterns are European flower bouquets, animals, and
human figures. In this thesis, the writer discussed and analyzed the characteristics of Dutch Batik
by using library research. The writer also utilized historical approach to find out the history of
Dutch Batik. In the thesis, the writer attempted to collect and analyze five batik samples to see
whether there were traces of Dutch culture on those samples. The result of the analysis shows
that there are traces of Dutch culture in the Indonesian-Dutch batik which are flower bouquets
?buketan?, the one of the inclusion of animals especially butterflies and birds; and human figures.