Tenun

Tenun
A traditional weaver from Sumatra
TypeArt Fabric
MaterialSilk, cotton, gold, silver
Place of originIndonesia[1][2]
ManufacturerIndonesians

Tenun is an artful Indonesian technique of making a fabric by weaving different colours of threads.[1] Tenun belongs to one of the typical Indonesian cultural arts produced by hand skills using traditional looms. The word Tenun itself has a high meaning, historical value, and technique in terms of colors, motifs, and types of materials and threads used and each region has its own characteristics. In addition, Tenun is also one of Indonesia's original cultural heritages that is still maintained and preserved to this day.[3][4][5]

Tenun fabrics are made in various places in the Indonesian archipelago such as on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi, where each region has its own uniqueness and characteristics in terms of motifs and colors. These differences are caused by geographical location, beliefs, customs and the surrounding natural conditions including flora and fauna, each region has certain differences and uniqueness as well as contacts or relationships between regions, from the many types of Tenun, ikat and songket are the most famous, even tenun ikat is well known and popular in many countries.[6][7][8]

Since 2010, various Tenun traditions practiced throughout Indonesia officially recognized and regarded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Republic Indonesia as integral part of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia.[9]

  1. ^ a b Kahdar, Kahfiati; Jay, Sian E. (2010). Tenun: Handwoven Textiles of Indonesia. Tuttle. p. 191. ISBN 978-602-97473-0-0.
  2. ^ Kartiwa, Suwati (2009). Tenun Ikat: Indonesia's Ikat Weaving Traditions. National Library of Australia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Tenun: Indonesian Ikat Fabric – Kinds and Art of Weaving Threads". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ Indonesia, Cita Tenun (10 September 2011). Tenun: Handwoven Textiles of Indonesia. Tuttle. ISBN 9786029747300. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Textiles of Indonesia". Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "5 Traditional Indonesian Fabrics and the Stories behind Them". ndonesia.travel. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Inilah 9 Jenis Kain Tenun Tradisional Nan Eksotis Kekayaan Indonesia Yang Perlu Anda Ketahui". kemenperin.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Diplomasi Batik, Sejarah Panjang Tenun Keragaman". indonesia.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Tenun". Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia. 2010.