Canting

Canting (Javanese:canthing, IPA:tʃanʈiŋ, sometimes spelled with old Dutch orthography tjanting) is a pen-like tool used to apply liquid hot wax (Javanese:malam) in the batik-making process, more precisely batik tulis (lit. "written batik"). Traditional canting consists of copper wax-container with small pipe spout and bamboo handle. Traditional canting is made of copper, bronze, zinc or iron material, however modern version might uses teflon.