Indonesia’s Heritage, Kain Nusantara
Published by Sugar & Cream, Monday 28 August 2017
Credit to Koran Kompas, Image Courtesy of Google
Protect The Culture, Protect The Indentity
Partisipiasi kita sebagai warga Indonesia dalam hal melestarikan budaya sangat diharapkan. Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan menyarankan untuk kita berperan aktif dan peduli terhadap keberlangsungan warisan budaya khususnya Kain Tradisional dari banyak daerah di Indonesia.

Tenun Siak
Memperingati Hari Internasional Masyarakat Adat Sedunia 2017 tanggal 9 Agustus lalu, Deputi IV Bidang Sosial Budaya Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Mina Susana Setra mengatakan bahwa perlindungan terhadap kain tradisional berarti melindungi identitas suatu bangsa. Melalui acara ini Direktur Warisan dan Diplomasi Budaya Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan KEMDIKBUD menetapkan 594 warisan budaya tak benda yang diantaranya adalah 33 kain tradisional. (AP)
Beberapa kain tradisional yang ditetapkan sebagai warisan budaya tak benda yaitu:
- Songket Palembang – Sumatera Selatan
- Tenun Siak – Riau
- Tapis – Lampung
- Songket Sambas – Kalimantan Barat
- Sasirangan – Kalimantan Selatan
- Ulap Doyo – Kalimantan Timur
- Batik Indonesia – Seluruh Jawa
- Tenun Ikat Sumba – Nusa Tenggara Timur
- Songket Pandai Sikek – Sumatera Barat
- Ulos Batak Toba – Sumatera Utara
- Kerawang Gayo – Aceh
- Kain Besurek – Bengkulu
- Sulam Usus – Lampung
- Endek – Bali
- Lurik Yogyakarta – DI Yogayakarta
- Sarung Tenun Samarinda – Kalimantan Timur
- Batik Betawi – DKI Jakarta

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