Indonesia
Category Archives: Culture
Kandean Dulang as Identity
Kandean dulang is a traditional Toraja eating utensil. Kandean means plate, while dulang which comes [...]
Jun
Erong, Toraja Wooden Coffin
Erong is a kind of coffin that can be opened at any time according to [...]
Nov
Tongkonan
Tongkonan is the traditional ancestral house, or rumah adat of the Torajan people, in South [...]
May
Various Kinds of Sekomandi Motifs
Currently, there are around 15 (fifteen) original motifs of Sekomandi’ Weaving which are still being [...]
Aug
Toraja textiles for use in funeral rites
The best known, and the most visually striking, Sulawesi ikat textiles are those made by [...]
Nov
Cirebon Cargo of Yue Ceramics Vessels
IN FEBRUARY 2003, some 100 km off Cirebon on the north Java coast, local fishermen [...]
Oct
Sekomandi Ikat (Tie) Weaving
Sekomandi’ is one of the oldest ikat weaving motifs in Indonesia, a typical woven fabric [...]
Oct
5 Unique Culture and Traditions of Tana Toraja
Every region in Indonesia has a variety of unique and interesting traditions. One of them [...]
Dec
Cultural Commoditization in Tana Toraja, Indonesia
Author: Kathleen Adams M. In 1984 the Indonesian director general of tourism declared Tana Toraja [...]
Dec
The Chairman of ‘IKAT’ is concerned, the craftsmen of traditional clothes made of bark are not preserved
Melestarikan tradisi dan budaya kini menjadi tantangan tersendiri terutama di jaman serba modern dan serba digital [...]
Aug
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