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Newsreel footage of a 1965 exposition on Sumba textiles at the Museum voor Land- en Volkenkunde, Rotterdam. [1]The textiles of Sumba, an island in eastern Indonesia, represent the means by which the present generation passes on its messages to future generations.
The Sumba (or Sumbese) people are an ethnic group inhabiting Sumba Island in Indonesia, which is divided by four regencies, namely the Southwest Sumba Regency, West Sumba Regency, Central Sumba Regency, and the East Sumba Regency.
Written records dating to the fourteenth century document the importance of textiles in the social and religious lives of Indonesians. The highly distinctive traditional dress, or pakaian adat, best shows the diversity of uses of textiles throughout the archipelago. The even more elaborate bridal dress displays the best of each province's ...
The costume is completed with two sashes draped over the legs carved with bunga bintang or "star flower" motifs, a pattern that continues today in songket design. The precision of stone carved textile suggests the designs are unlikely an invention of sculptor's imagination, and more likely to have replicated a cloth that existed at the time.
Helong people are one of the indigenous inhabitants of Timor Island in Indonesia. [1] Most of them live in Kupang Regency, namely in West Kupang and Central Kupang; and some also settled in Flores Island and Semau Island.
The Jabatan Adat Istiadat dan Kebajikan Masyarakat (Department of Customs and Social Welfare) was first founded in October 1961, [8] as a result of the Kebajikan Masyarakat (Social Welfare Section) appointing Mohamed Salleh bin Haji Masri as its director, and the creation of the Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Brunei (Brunei Social Welfare ...
Punan Bah or Punan [1] is an ethnic group found in Sarawak, Malaysia and Kalimantan, Indonesia. [2] The Punan Bah people are distinct and unrelated to the semi-nomadic Penan people.
The Mandailing classic of daun ubi tumbuk or mashed tapioca leaves, lush with bunga kantan, lemongrass and coconut milk flavor is a famous food among the Mandailing people. [13] They have a traditional ensemble of drums called Gordang Sambilan. [14] [15]