Ornamental variety is an arrangement of decorative patterns that use decorative motifs with certain rules in a field or space to produce a beautiful shape. This work can be woven, written (for example batik), songket, carving, or carved on wood / stone. Ornamental variety can be stylized so that the shape varies.
Ornamental variety variations are usually typical for a cultural unit in a particular era, so it can be a guide for historians or archaeologists.
Archipelago decoration can be found in batik motifs, woven, woven, pottery, wood carvings, and stone carvings. This ornamental variety appears in the same basic forms but with variations that are typical for each region. In traditional crafts or archipelago art, there is often a spiritual meaning that is embodied in the ornamental stylization.
There is a native ornamental variety of the archipelago, which is usually a stylization of natural forms or living things (including humans), and there are also decorative varieties adapted from outside cultural influences, such as from China, India, Persia.
