This traditional Indonesian ikat celebrates women and femininity, expressed through delicate floral patterns surrounding the central motif known as Mamuli. In Sumbanese culture, the Mamuli carries profound meaning, symbolizing beauty, fertility, and the life-giving power of birth that sustains humanity. The addition of the patola floral element reinforces the ideas of growth, care, and renewal.
Accompanying this ikat is a verse in the local dialect: Nama Wiawarrung Walla Na, Nama Habarungu Wuana, which translates as Who Spreads Flowers Sows his Seeds. This poetic verse deepens the textile’s celebration of life, honoring the vital role of women in families and communities and suggesting that beauty and generosity are seeds from which the future grows.
This traditional Indonesian ikat celebrates women and femininity, expressed through delicate floral patterns surrounding the central motif known as Mamuli. In Sumbanese culture, the Mamuli carries profound meaning, symbolizing beauty, fertility, and the life-giving power of birth that sustains humanity. The addition of the patola floral element reinforces the ideas of growth, care, and renewal.
Accompanying this ikat is a verse in the local dialect: Nama Wiawarrung Walla Na, Nama Habarungu Wuana, which translates as Who Spreads Flowers Sows his Seeds. This poetic verse deepens the textile’s celebration of life, honoring the vital role of women in families and communities and suggesting that beauty and generosity are seeds from which the future grows.
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