Returning to Their True Colors
Monday, January 1, 2018
Women in the South Pringgasela Village, East Lombok, are reviving traditional woven textiles. In the process they have developed new motifs and re-introduced natural dyes.
arsip tempo : 171502333113.
Nely Sopiana, 30, does not have time for a break after performing household chores. After sweeping, washing and cooking, the mother-of-one would go straight to the gedogan, a wooden manual loom, located in one corner of her home.
Unlike manual looms used by weavers in some regions of Indonesia, the gedogan makes a loud clacking noise when its wooden parts come together.
"It was a challenge to re-learn weaving," said the South Pringgasela Village
...
Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.
For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More
