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Unlike batik, ikat fabric is typically not sold outside Indonesia, and the best material is from East Nusa Tenggara.
PHOTO: JOSH EDWARDS
Leyla Rose
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FLORES, Indonesia – There are many cultural items that represent Indonesia on the world stage, but none quite as beautiful as ikat.
These intricately patterned woven textiles are an ancient art form, thought to have been brought to Indonesia more than 2,000 years ago by the Dong Son, a seafaring people from northern Vietnam who travelled and traded throughout South-east Asia.
