Indonesia photogalleries and articles

In additional to the initial results of a study of a group of textiles from a Toba Batak family from North Sumatra and the article on Flores from Donna Lum, there is a considerable amount of photographic material from 1996/7 awaiting processing into photogalleries - see notes below.

Vera Tobing collection

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A group of textiles which were part of theToba Batak family inheritance of Vera Tobing. They include ulos woven by Vera's grandmother, Ernestina br.Hutagalung (born in 1893) and Vera's mother, Tianur br.Hutabarat (born in 1925). The collection also includes ulos woven by professional weavers which were given or worn as part of family adat (ritual celebration) ceremonies. Although Vera did not directly continue the family tradition of weaving, in the 1980s and 1990s, together with the local government, she worked with a local group of weavers to utilise traditional Toba Batak weaving in a modern context. This photogallery and linked information are the initial results of on-going research into the history of this family and its textiles. Also see associated forum thread.

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Flores, Indonesia: travel notes - by Donna Lum

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This article was submitted by Donna Lum and comprises a short compilation of comments about major places in Flores which she has visited, found interesting and recommends. They have a strong textile flavour although Donna stresses that she does not pretend to be an expert on the local traditions or textiles.

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Material to be loaded in the future includes:

1. Glimpses of the textile collections in the Textile Museum (visited in 1996) and the National Museum in Jakarta (visited in 1997 with a small number of textiles on public display) which I hope will encourage visits by those lucky enough to be in Jakarta with a little time to spare.

2. A group of modern Sumban weavings in the traditional style photographed in 1997 hanging on display in the grounds of the Jakarta International School - a serendipitous opportunity which occurred when my visit to talk to the pupils coincided with that of a family group of weavers from Sumba organised by Cathy Forgey, an American then living in Jakarta. In addition there are a few shots in Cathy's home of some beautiful older pieces which the weavers had brought with them.

3. A few shots taken in August 1997 in the Made Rauh Art Gallery in the Jakarta home of the a textile dealer, Made Rauh (14 B Jalan Ashirot (off Jalan Raya Keb. Lama), Kp. Kecil, Keb. Lama Sukabumi Selatan, Jakarta Barat 11560) who had some particularly fine antique textiles from Sumatra.

4. Galleries of Toba and Karo Batak architecture and some of their weavings from a 1997 journey through the Batak lands around Lake Toba (see below a few shots of Toba Batak traditional houses on Samosir Island, Lake Toba taken in 1997).

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