Kontributor: Jim Siahaan Bertenun sudah dilakukan sejak jaman dahulu oleh orang Batak Toba untuk memenuhi kebutuhan sandang atau pakaiannya. Hasil tenunan itu secara umum disebut Ulos. Pada zaman dahulu Ulos dalam bentuk helainya yang utuh tanpa dipotong dan dijahit, menjadi pakaian sehari-hari bagi orang Batak […]
Interracial marriage is not something new in the world, is not something new in Indonesia, but it is still a challenge to get married this way in the Batak community of Lake Toba, North Sumatra today. Although the Batak people have been a lot more […]
Inter-racial marriages in Indonesia, although now fairly common, but could be extremely complicated due to many factors, such as tribal cultural issues and religion. Although interfaith marriage is legal in Indonesia, Indonesia’s 1974 Marriage Law stated that a marriage is valid in the country if […]
Banyak diantara kita yang sudah mengenal Ulos Batak, namun mungkin belum banyak diantara kita yang paham dengan nama-nama dari ulos yang dipakai sehari-harinya sebagai pakain. Pada Zaman dahulu, ketika hampir semua pakaian dari orang Batak itu dibuat dari ulos yang ditenun di Tanah Batak, maka […]
In the Batak land, ulos plays a very important role in their culture and tradition. During a cultural event, where tortor (the Batak traditional dance) is being performed, everyone who takes part usually must wear ulos. This event was performed by the Simanindo museum team, […]
In recent years, the Batak people of North Sumatra have slowly shifted from the Batak traditional wedding, many adopting the Western style wedding outfit. You could also find people adopting traditional wedding outfit from many parts of Indonesia, such from Java, Padang, Palembang and other […]
Ulos is the traditional textile of the Batak people of North Sumatra. In this region Ulos means blanket, where people here in the past used ulos mostly as a blanket or shoulder cloth (for a smaller ulos), to keep themselves warm as the Bataks usually […]
Ulos is the traditional textile of the Batak people of North Sumatra. In this region Ulos means blanket, where people here in the past used ulos mostly as a blanket or shoulder cloth (for a smaller ulos), to keep themselves warm as the Bataks usually […]
Ulos is a name given to traditional textile (Wastra) woven by the Batak people of North Sumatra. Each ulos was created to play a special role and has its own ceremonial significance within the Batak culture and tradition. In the olden days, all Ulos were […]