Indonesian textiles

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Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery holds an ongoing exhibition of Indonesian ikat textiles from the Peter ten Hoopen collection.

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Two double-faced tablet-woven bands by Linda Hendrickson with traditional designs of the Mamasa Toraja and Sa'dan Toraja of Sulawesi, Indonesia

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2nd October, is officially Batik Day – a celebration of Indonesia’s national cloth. The national cloth of Indonesia predates the nation itself. In fact, Indonesian Batik predates written records. The technique was probably introduced to the archipelago during the 6th or 7th century from India or Sri Lanka. Over 1,000 years later, in October 2009, Unesco […]

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