An Exhibition of Pua Kumbu, Ikat Hinggi

  

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  ANTARA koleksi yang dipamerkan di Pameran Ikat Keramat.
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  RAMBU Ata menunjukkan cara menenun Ikat Hinggi.
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  PROSES pembuatan Ikat Hinggi.Pameran khas tenunan warisan Pua Kumbu, Ikat Hinggi

In Bahasa Malaysia,
http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Pertahanpusakanusantara/Article

Sacred Ikat From Heirloom To Trade

The exhibition, held at the Kuala Lumpur Textile Museum, showcased the collection of ikat textiles from the island of Sumba by Marie Tseng during her sojourns in Indonesia.  In conjunction with the exhibition a book, Sacred Ikat From Heirloom To Trade was also launched, written by both Marie herself and Edric Ong, priced at RM50, is now available at the museum gift shop.  The book catalogued in great details - the weaving technique, iconography and function of each piece of textile, bringing to life the intrigue and ancient myths that have been woven into these splendid Sumba ikats.

Guided tour by Marie Tseng.

The exhibition was later extended to 31-10-2011.

Laha Boutique, Luang Prabang and Vientianne, Laos. http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/mekongpsdf.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/14-Lao-Laha+Sinh/$FILE/14-Lao-Laha+Sinh.pdf

Laha Boutique, Luang Prabang - Display at the entrance.  Photo taken in 2008.

Laha Boutique, Vientiane.

Laha Boutique, Luang Prabang - It has a bigger space than the Vientianne outlet.  Some of the collections were displayed in a room upstairs.  Photo taken in 2008. 

 Laha Boutique, Luang Prabang - A worker sorting out new stocks at the back of the shop.
Photo taken in 2008.

Laos - Laha Boutique

I love the texture in natural cotton, its lack of glamour and the sense of warmth it exudes.  The delicate changes of weaves and colours in these hand-woven pieces is a visual delight to me.  They are first objects of admiration, anything else - its purpose and practicality, perhaps come later.  These pieces were acquired on two separate visits, from Laha boutique in Luang Prabang and Vientianne.  The first two are scarves and the rest are table mats.  I discovered Laha during a visit to Luang Prabang in 2008.  It's a beautiful boutique, housed in an old French style colonial property.  I like the collections so much that before I left, I had to return twice more to see them all over again.  A few years later I visited Vientianne, and no doubt,  I had to check out Laha in the capital. The selections were a little limited, not as varied as in Luang Prabang.  However, it might be that their new stocks had yet to arrive, and most of what they had were already exported to Japan, the shop assistant told me.  Oh, apparently the President's daughter is a regular here.

Website, http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/mekongpsdf.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/14-Lao-Laha+Sinh/$FILE/14-Lao-Laha+Sinh.pdf

Light brown rm48 x 2

Indigo rm48 x 2

Dark brown rm48 x 2