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FROM hollow crack of a booth, looked relaxed middle-aged women ulos cloth weaving a pattern that has a unique and complicated. Slowly but surely, the threads Threaded become synonymous with the beautiful unity of poet, a traditional Batak village on the edge of Mount Simanuk-Manuk, North Sumatra.
In the village largely untouched this modernization, weaving activities will be easier because you discover the village’s most famous poet as producer of the beautiful ulos cloth. In traditional societies Batak ulos has played an important role. Not only used as a garment but also expressed on ritual occasions like births, deaths and marriages. As a community weaving the famous poet in the Village you will be able to find all different kinds ulos.
In addition to seeing the beauty ulos cloth, you can also experience traditional Batak life, ranging from a unique culture to the hospitality of the Batak indigenous people. Traditional houses with their roofs and typical remnants of Batak kings centuries ago including the monuments of King Tambun and King Manurung, also a view that is not be missed. Read the rest of this entry »