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  2. Balinese textiles - Wikipedia

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    Textile as a sign or symbol. In Bali, textiles are much more than just cloths from which garments are made. Beginning with the yarn and the woven cloth, they are a medium through which the divine nature of the universe and its material manifestations are recognized and expressed. [2] Cloth is central to all Balinese spiritual activities.

  3. Geringsing - Wikipedia

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    Material. silk and cotton. Place of origin. Indonesia (Bali) Geringsing is a Tenun textile created by the double ikat method in the Bali Aga village of Tenganan Pegeringsingan in Bali. The demanding technique is only practiced in parts of India, Japan and Indonesia. In Indonesia it is confined to the village of Tenganan.

  4. History of Bali - Wikipedia

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    The History of Bali covers a period from the Paleolithic to the present, and is characterized by migrations of people and cultures from other parts of Asia. In the 16th century, the history of Bali started to be marked by Western influence with the arrival of Europeans, to become, after a long and difficult colonial period under the Dutch, an example of the preservation of traditional cultures ...

  5. Tenganan - Wikipedia

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    Indonesia. Province. Bali. Time zone. UTC+8 (WITA) Tenganan Pegringsingan or Pageringsingan is a village in the regency of Karangasem in East Bali, Indonesia. It is known for the gringsing or geringsing, double ikat textiles woven in only 3 places in the world; and for its gamelan selunding or Gambelan selonding music played on iron metallophones.

  6. Kebaya - Wikipedia

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    In Bali and Malay populated areas, songket, tenun or other kinds of Balinese textiles are commonly used, often of matching fabrics with the blouse. Sash (Angkin or Stagen) After the kain panjang is wrapped around the wearer's hips and tied securely with a cloth rope, an additional waist sash akin to a cummerbund is wrapped around on the hips.

  7. Batik in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    The initial collections at the Textile Museum were obtained from donations from Wastraprema (about 500 items), then increased through purchases by the Museum and History Service, as well as donations. By 2021, the collection was recorded at 1,914 items. The batik gallery showcases ancient batik and contemporary batik developments.

  8. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The study of the history of clothing and textiles traces the development, use, and availability of clothing and textiles over human history. Clothing and textiles reflect the materials and technologies available in different civilizations at different times. The variety and distribution of clothing and textiles within a society reveal social ...

  9. Ikat - Wikipedia

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    Ikat (literally "to bind" in Indonesian languages) is a dyeing technique from Southeast Asia used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric. In Southeast Asia, where it is the most widespread, ikat weaving traditions can be divided into two general groups of related traditions.