There is a village which is very unique and interesting, approximately 17 kilometers from the tourist area of Candidasa, Karangasem regency, Bali. Tenganan, thus the name of the village, or so-called Bali Aga (original Balinese). According to history, people living in this village is the tribal Tenganan Balinese lifestyle tradisioanal retains to this day. Adherence to the rules of traditional village communities who inherited their ancestors from generation to generation into a solid fortress from outside influences.
From the area is peaceful and humble people who saved an incredible talent for making woven fabrics. Gringsing fabric, woven fabric so it is called, is a rare craft because it is made very complicated. Besides requiring a long time with natural colors from plants, how to weave it any different to how to weave cloth in general.
By the local community and the general people, the fabrics of this Tenganan called double ikat weaving cloth, and is the only one in Indonesia and one of three locations in the world except in Japan and India. Geringsing weaving and in the drafting process is a very complicated process with double-ikat technique that takes a long time and with basic materials and materials derived and natural coloring. Grimace too much fabric is needed other people, because it can be used for the purpose. customary and religious ceremonies, fashion shows and so forth.
Coloring Agents geringsing Weaving Yarns
There was a story that illustrates that the red color of the fabric is woven geringsing human blood. Apparently the story is just nonsense because the story of the mysterious red color was not made from human blood.
The story was purposely raised public protection may be an attempt to Tenganan Pegeringsingan geringsing woven fabric that is the pride of the community Tenganan Pegeringsingan not difficult to imitate or emulate.
The natural color of materials and weaving geringsing it is as follows:
1) The color red was made from "Babakan" (tree petals) white Kepundung Sunti mixed with tree roots.
2) The yellow candle nut oil is made from old time, approximately one year of water mixed with powder / ash walnut wood.
3) The black color is made from trees Taum.
Variety of Types of Weaving Gringsing
It was said earlier, there are various kinds of Weaving geringsing 20 species. But now that still do only 14 types are:
1) geringsing Lubeng,
Motive was named Lubeng. Distinctness is contained scorpions. Lubeng Luhur longest size with three scorpion-shaped flowers that are still intact shape. While in the evening Lubeng interest Dasa intact scorpions is just one in the middle of the side only halfway. Medium Lubeng twentyeight Pat is the smallest size. Functions as a fashion customary and religious ceremonies.
2) geringsing orders Empeg
Geringsing orders Empeg function only as a means of religious rites and customs, namely the complementary offerings for the community Tenganan Pegeringsingan. As for the Balinese people outside the village of Tenganan only be used as a pillow cover / pedestal head of the person conducting the ceremony manusa Yadnya cutting teeth. Traits and motives Empeg orders is the presence of three forms kotak-kotak/poleng red and black.
3) geringsing Cecempakan
Geringsing Cecempakan floral chrysolite. type: Gringsing Cecempakan Evening Dasa (size forty). Princess Cecempakan grimace, grimace Cecempakan Pat twentyeight (size 24 thread).
The function is as a fashion customary and religious ceremonies.
4) geringsing Cemplong.
Motif geringsing Cemplong is because there big among the flowers little flowers as if there were gaps / holes among the flowers become visible cemplong. Kind: Pat twentyeight size (24 threads), senteng / calm (clothing around her waist), while the size of the Evening Dasa (40 threads) was nearly extinct. The function is as a fashion customary and religious ceremonies.
5) Fill grimace.
Content on this grimace as the name on his motives all contain or full, no part of the fabric blank, there are only a measure of size Pat twentyeight (24 threads) and serves only to means of ceremony, not for fashion.
6) geringsing puppetry.
Motive was there two Kebo and grimace grimace Wayang Puppet Princess.
Function and the second size is the same fabric for the scarf, which is different is the motive. At Kebo Puppet geringsing teledunya (scorpions), while holding off on Gringsing Puppet Princess. In weaving geringsing Wayang puppet motif Kebo contains male and female. While at weaving geringsing Wayang Puppet Princess Women only contains motifs.
7) geringsing Tuung Batun.
Batun Tuung means eggplant seeds. Thus in his motive Tuung geringsing Batun full of eggplant seeds. The size is not large, for senteng (shawl) in women and for the belt (belt) tubumuhan for men. Type geringsing is nearly extinct.
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