{"product_id":"selendang-t03swbi1461","title":"Classic Black and White Table Accent","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Young women from this remote area of Sulawesi will create two of these textiles at the same time, tying the pattern into threads, dyeing the threads and then weaving this into cloth. It will take up to 2 months to complete the work and the income she receives for this is substantial to help her family.\\n\\nOn the western slopes of the Toraja highlands, the To Mangki Karataun people live in virtual isolation; during the rainy season, their villages are inaccessible for months at a time. In the mythic past the great ancestor descended from heaven to give Karataun weavers four basic motifs known as ba’ba de’ata, the ikat of the divine.\\n\\nThe motif on this textile is called ulu karua or the eight leaders that have responsibilities to the people, land and ancestors.\\n\\nInformation about the makers will be supplied with each cloth.\\nWarp ikat, single panel, twisted fringe, commercial cotton, natural dyes. Ikat tied, dyed, woven in Karataun, Sulawesi, 2016. Size 206 x 20 cm  \/  81 x 8 in\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12995,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":2},\"9\":0,\"10\":2,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Calibri\",\"16\":11}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYoung women from this remote area of Sulawesi will create two of these textiles at the same time, tying the pattern into threads, dyeing the threads and then weaving this into cloth. It will take up to 2 months to complete the work and the income she receives for this is substantial to help her family.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the western slopes of the Toraja highlands, the To Mangki Karataun people live in virtual isolation; during the rainy season, their villages are inaccessible for months at a time. In the mythic past the great ancestor descended from heaven to give Karataun weavers four basic motifs known as \u003cem\u003eba’ba de’ata\u003c\/em\u003e, the ikat of the divine.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe motif on this textile is called \u003cem\u003eulu karua\u003c\/em\u003e or the eight leaders that have responsibilities to the people, land and ancestors.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInformation about the makers will be supplied with each cloth.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarp ikat, single panel, twisted fringe, commercial cotton, natural dyes. Ikat tied, dyed, woven in Karataun, Sulawesi, 2016. Size 206 x 20 cm \/ 81 x 8 in\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"threadsoflifebali","offers":[{"title":"cotton \/ Sulawesi","offer_id":43905936818432,"sku":"T03.SW.BI.1461","price":115.0,"currency_code":"IDR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/0091\/9808\/files\/ulawesi-textile-selendang-classic-black-and-white-table-accent-p01.jpg?v=1694505653","url":"https:\/\/threadsoflife.com\/products\/selendang-t03swbi1461","provider":"Threads of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}