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The Evolution of Borneo Customary Remains in a Motives and Weaving
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Observed customary of Borneo, entirely dominated by morsels sleeveless until skirt short knee-length and above the knee. It was more likely affected with lifestyle woods hard.

Decorative motives such as embroidery and in sewing tribal upon Cain black color soil pallet laden will look very rich and cultural values. Unfortunately, undeveloped society eventually makes it slowly extinct, as revealed by Indonesian fashion designers consistent raised collection traditionalism, titled Era Soekamto on Tuesday (8/7/2012) in Iwan Tirta Hang Tuah Boutique, Jakarta. 

Modernizing design up to the silhouette was difficult, but realized that is still often seen as possible from the aspect of Batik, Balik-Like Dayaks. Allegedly, Batik belongs to Java Island while others do not have one. But the journey of Borneo’s travelers and native communities to Java Island makes the peculiar motives of Borneo Batik version poured in.

Era added, somehow you find Batik in Borneo Island, it could be Pekalongan Batik. To Cloth, Borneo has named Sasiringan, traditional fabric made with Jumputan – a tie-dye and weaving bindings - techniques.

Enrich the treasures of cultural heritage; Borneo also has a very valuable heritage emanating from the Sambas. Woven Sambas assessed so rich, in addition to the motive also the weaving process. “Imagine that, there are very difficult to get cloth and yarn, so they are forced to use sewing thread to weave cloth, and the results were beyond expectations, extremely beautiful”, Era added.

Entirely, the outlook of fashion customary is incomplete if not combined with traditional fabric with high-difficulty handicraft techniques. As revealed by Koestriastuti Koestedjo of Cita Tenun Indonesia, Borneo having several of fabric that noted for its beauty.

West Borneo has Songket and Tenun Ikat, South Borneo with the distinctive Sasiringan and East has Ulap Doyo and the famous Sarongs of Samarinda.

Common people devoted his love of fashion customary by combined all kinds together carelessly, whereas the philosophy is different and abstinence to be made into daily dress. Koestriastuti give an example the use of diverse decorative motives that is used only to the funeral occasion. “All kinds of weaving should know the substance meaning. Carelessly used of funeral applied to a feast or daily office is absolutely forbidden”, noted her.

Please do keep in mind that Indonesia customary is made traditionally in Indonesia. The nation has a rich plurality of culture and customs, and each motive has its own meaning and do not arbitrarily applied for style reasons only.