The textiles of Sumba, an island in eastern Indonesia, represent the means by which the present generation passes on its messages to future generations. Sumbanese textiles are deeply personal; they follow a distinct systematic form but also show the individuality of the weavers and the villages where they are produced.

Sumba, the exotic island, is bathed in vibrant festivities. This is the Tenun Ikat Festival on Sumba, where the focus is on one of the island’s most prized unique creations, the Tenun Ikat traditional handwoven textiles, which will be exhibited throughout the month of July in Tambolaka.

2022年6月15日 · Some of the most remarkable Ikat’s in the world originate from Sumba. Discover the secret to these amazing pieces of art. What is Ikat weaving? The legendary term ‘Ikat’ …

The most popular art and craft of Sumba is a woven fabric called Ikat. Each region on Sumba Island has its own variety of ikat motifs and patterns; in Vanokaka, Lamboye, and also in Tana Riga, there is kain (rag-cloth), panggiling, pahikung and pawora, while in the Loli region there is a cloth called kain lambolage.

All books covering Indonesian textiles have sections on Sumba, some more in depth than others. We particularly like Decorative Arts of Sumba, published by the Museum voor Volkenkunde in Rotterdam, later renamed Wereldmuseum.

Ikat weaving is an exotic fabric created by weaving artists from East Sumba. It is not a cloth that can be created by just anyone because it needs a complex and lengthy process to produce a large piece of ikat woven fabric and the whole process of collecting materials and making ikat weaving are done manually.

Sumba ikat textiles are full of imagery taken from the island's belief system, the Marapu ancestor cult, from their natural surroundings and daily life, often presented in the raw.

Precious cotton fabric from Nusa Tenggara and particularly from Sumba (Indonesia) with traditional designs. The ancient ikat technique for the decoration of fabrics (which have the same name and which are intended for particular cultural ceremonies) consists in fixing decorative designs through complex dyeing operations on the yarn to be weaved.

2020年10月30日 · The traditional hand-woven fabric Tenun Ikat is one of Sumba’s most distinctive masterpieces – and an amazing example of nature’s role within Sumbanese cultural life.

2023年9月13日 · Sumba Ikat weaving is one of Indonesia’s most iconic traditional crafts, and the island of Sumba is known for producing some of the finest ikat fabrics in the world. Sumbanese ikat is made from locally grown cotton and dyed with natural dyes extracted from plants, roots, and …