In Archipel 2021 volume 102, pp. 209-239 https://doi.org/10.4000/archipel.2667 Dr. McIntosh and Ms. Peni published about article on tenapi of the Alurung, which is also known as Alorese or Alor. Abstract Research and publications on the material culture of the Alorese of Alor Regency, NTT, Indonesia, is scarce, and a study of their textile production is absent from the field of Indonesian textiles. Ernst Vatter (1932: 241-244) described some weaving of the Alor Archipelago in

Members of the Suku Uma Tukang or Uma Tukang (Middle Brother) patrilineage[1] of the Alurung ethnic group wear the Tenapi Belang as an...

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The Tenapi Matang Karing represents membership in the Suku Uma Aring or Younger/Youngest Brother patrilineage of the Alurung ethnic...

***Background information about Umapura Village is in the August 18, 2020 story We continue to explore the ritual garments of the eight...

Written by Ms. Yulianti Peni in Indonesian. Translated and revised by Linda S. McIntosh Umapura is one of five villages on Ternate, a small island located in the Pantar Strait adjacent to the Bird’s Head Peninsula or Northwest Alor Island, East Indonesia. Alor Regency’s population of 200,000 speak 25-30 languages and dialects. The residents of Umapura belong to the Alurung group, also known as Alorese. This group consisting of approximately 25,000 people living in the coastal

The 21st century started with a plethora of publications about Indonesian textiles. A smattering of textiles from the cultures of Alor...

Several scholars have remarked on the absence of a serious study about the textiles of Alor Regency, Indonesia. Alor textiles have...

Below, we provide a list of some of the publications about Alor Regency.