Woven cloth as one of the traditional products in Toraja is now being developed in a village in Tana Toraja. This Pa’ruki weaving is made in four days at a price of IDR 1 million to IDR 2 million. The work process starts from the thread hearth (Pa’renden) and this is the most difficult level, […]
–In memory of the late Bunga Yohanis– by Keiko Kusakabe, July 4, 2014 In 1999, a Torajan group was invited to introduce cultures such as dance, song and textiles to the annual Indonesian festival “Pasar Malam” held in The Hague, the Netherlands. Among them, Papa’Eka (Bunga Yohanis), who later became the owner of Rantepao’s textile […]
Sekomandi’ is one of the oldest ikat weaving motifs in Indonesia, a typical woven fabric of the Rongkong – Seko and Kalumpang regions. Sekomandi’ comes from two words, namely “Seko” which means brotherhood or kinship or family clump, and “Mandi’” which means strong or close. So that Sekomandi’ can be interpreted as “a strong and […]
Every region in Indonesia has a variety of unique and interesting traditions. One of them exist in Tana Toraja. Tana Toraja, literally means land of Toraja, is a highland situated in the region of Southern Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is well known as the Land of Heavenly Kings. In Tana Toraja tourists are not only can […]
Terletak di tepi negeri ini, Indonesia dan berbatasan langsung dengan Australia dan Timor Leste, itulah Kepulaun Tanimbar, sesaat setelah pesawat mendarat di Saumlaki yang berada di Pulau Yamdena, ibu kota Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat yang meliputi wilayah Kepulauan Tanimbar. Dan setelah diskusi singkat diputuskan untuk terlebih dahulu mengunjungi kerajinan pahat kayu khas Tanimbar di Desa […]
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