Great Cloth, Bad Reputation

Ignasius Mikael Riwu has gathered Sikka's weavers together at one location to service tourists. Sales have improved, and so has the village's bad reputation.

January 28, 2014

Marguerite Ray's smile widened as she aimed her cell phone camera at her face. The 50-year-old Indian-born woman repeatedly photographed herself against the backdrop of the St. Ignatius Loyola Church in Sikka Village, Maumere, Flores. The sun's morning rays from above made the house of worship appear particularly beautiful. "This church building is unique," she told Tempo a month ago.

The pastor of the Sikka parish at St. Ignasius Loyola Church, Fat

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