Holiday Ayo - Regions in Indonesia have a variety of creative products that can add economic value to the community, one of which is a woven fabric. Including the Maluku region which has Tanimbar Ikat Woven Fabrics.

Tanimbar Ikat Woven is a creative product that has existed since ancient times. Precisely from the Tanimbar Islands, West Southeast Maluku. It is estimated that the spread of this tanimbar woven fabric occurred around the 3rd century AD.

The woven fabric is made with a simple principle and uses traditional tools. By combining the threads lengthwise and transversely. Generally, this woven fabric has various motifs and colors.

For the most part, the motifs of this woven cloth from Maluku are dominated by lines and interspersed with certain patterns adapted from the natural surroundings. Such as animal motifs, plant motifs, and human motifs. The ancestors tried to see the beauty of nature, no matter how small it was. Starting from mosquito larvae, caterpillars, to corn liver.

One of the weaving-producing areas in the Tanimbar Islands is Yamdena. In the Yamdena area, there are four types of cloth, including Tais Matan, Tais Anday, Tais Maran, and Ule Rati. Each area in Tanimbar has a weaving with its own characteristics, but the motif of Tanimbar weaving, in general, has a motif with the same philosophy.

Tanimbar Ikat Woven Fabrics are also usually used for hanging for important guests who come to Maluku. Apart from Tanimbar, this woven fabric can be found in various souvenir shops in Ambon City.

The use of the Tanimbar Ikat Woven is not only limited to clothing covering the body, but this Tanimbar woven fabric can also be used as a complementary fabric in various traditional ceremonies, ranging from birth, death, house making, and weddings. Now, Tanimbar ikat weaving is also used in government events such as picking up guests, dancing, gifts for visiting guests, and so on.