ulos
Sign in to saveUlos is the traditional tenun fabric of the Batak people of North Sumatra in Indonesia. The ulos is normally worn draped over the shoulder or shoulders, or in weddings to ceremonially bind the bride and groom together. Ulos are traditionally hand-woven. With increasing modernization, ulos lost its significance.
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- Clothing type.name
- Ulos
- Clothing type.image_file
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- Clothing type.type
- Art fabric
- Clothing type.material
- Silk and cotton
- Clothing type.location
- Indonesia (North Sumatra)
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Ulos is the traditional tenun fabric of the Batak people of North Sumatra in Indonesia. The ulos is normally worn draped over the shoulder or shoulders, or in weddings to ceremonially bind the bride and groom together. Ulos are traditionally hand-woven. With increasing modernization, ulos lost its significance.
In traditional marriage ceremony, the ulos is given by the bride's parents to the groom's mother as ulos pargomgom.
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