THOSE wishing to find fabrics for comfortable Idul Fitri or party attire should take a walk in Manurung Pagatan village in Kusan Hilir, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan. The exotic village located in the coastal area of Kalimantan bordering the Makassar Strait and Java Sea produces Pagatan woven cloths, which are fine and cool on the skin.

The village, rich in coal and iron ore, is inhabited by the Bugis ethnic community, whose main livelihood is f