Ulos Ragi Harangan, a family heirloom
I am a Batak (Bataks are an Indonesian tribe from around Lake Toba of North Sumatra), so I do have a lot of Ulos (Ulos is the name given to...
LET’S GO BACK TO NATURE, WE DON’T NEED TOO MANY ELECTRIC COLORS IN OUR WORLD.
I took this picture in a tiny market, in a very small weekly market in a village called "Lumban Lobu" near Balige, Lake Toba, Indonesia, in 2012. We had a...
MEMORIES OF LAKE TOBA, THE LAND OF MY PEOPLE, FROM 10 YEARS AGO NOW
YOU CAN TAKE ME AWAY FROM THE BATAK LAND, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE BATAK LAND AWAY FROM ME. Welcome to the land of the Kings, where music and dances...
Ulos, my Family heirloom
Ulos is the traditional textile of the Batak people of North Sumatra (my people). In this region Ulos means blanket, where people here in the past used ulos mostly as...
Ulos hunting in Lake Toba, North Sumatra Sept 2016
Many of us who travelled to Lake Toba before April 2016 still remember the long unpleasant journey to reach this beautiful destination. Previously, travellers destined for Lake Toba had to...
Songket Tarutung is placing its name on the list of Indonesian traditional textiles regions.
Tarutung is a large town located in the Northern region of Tapanuli, and the capital of North Tapanuli region. Tarutung is one of the most active weaving regions in North...