Tenun Gringsing from Bali,Indonesia

There is a village that is very unique and interesting, the village was located about 17 kilometers from the tourist areas Candidasa, Karangasem, Bali. AdalahTenganan village name, or a so-called Bali Aga (original Balinese). According to history, the people who live in this village is Tenganan indigenous Balinese maintain tradisioanal lifestyle today ..
Of the area is peaceful and humble talents saved a remarkable community in making woven cloth. Gringsing cloth, woven fabric so it is called, is a rare crafts because it is made very complicated. Besides requiring considerable time with the colors from natural plants, how to weave it was different from how to weave cloth in general.
By the local community and the public, the results of Tenganan woven fabric is called a double bond, and is the only one in Indonesia and one of three locations in the world except in Japan and India. Grimace and weaving in the manufacturing 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. Cain grimace too many other people need, because it can be used for the purpose. and religious ceremonies, fashion shows and so forth.
Coloring Agents Geringsing Weaving Yarn
There was a story that illustrates that the red color of the fabric is woven Geringsing human blood. It turned out that the story is just a mere hoax since the mysterious red color was not made from human blood.
The story may be intentionally raised by the public protection efforts in order Pegeringsingan Tenganan Geringsing woven cloth that is the pride of the community Tenganan Pegeringsingan not difficult to be imitated or copied.
The materials and woven natural color Geringsing is as follows:
1) The red color made from "Babakan" (petal tree) mixed with white Kepundung roots Sunti.
2) is made of yellow candle nut oil old old, approximately 1 year of water mixed with powder / pecan wood ashes.
3) The black color is made from tree Taum.
Variety Gringsing Weaving Type
1) Geringsing Lubeng,
Motive named Lubeng. Kekhasannya is contained scorpions. Luhur Lubeng longest size with 3 scorpion-shaped flowers that are still intact form. While on the Ten Evening Lubeng intact scorpions interest only one in the middle of the side was only half-half. Was Lubeng Pat Likur is the smallest size. Function as traditional clothing and religious ceremonies.
2) Geringsing orders Empeg
Geringsing orders Empeg function only as a means of religious rites and customs, which in addition to public offerings Tenganan Pegeringsingan. As for people outside the village Bali Tenganan only be used as a pillow cover / pad heads of humans ceremony yadnya cut teeth. Traits and motives Empeg orders are kotak-kotak/poleng the three forms of red and black.
3) Geringsing Cecempakan
Geringsing Cecempakan cempaka flowered. type: Cecempakan Evening Gringsing Dasa (size forty). Geringsing Cecempakan Princess, Pat Cecempakan Geringsing Likur (size 24 thread).
Its function is as traditional clothing and religious ceremonies.
4) Geringsing Cemplong.
Cemplong Geringsing motive is because there are large flowers of small flowers as if there were gaps / holes between the flower becomes visible cemplong. Type: Pat Likur size (24 threads), senteng / anteng (dress around her waist), while the size of the evening Dasa (40 threads) is almost extinct. Its function is as traditional clothing and religious ceremonies.
5) Geringsing Content.
In this content Geringsing as the name on the motives of all of or a full, no empty part of the fabric, measures only the size of Pat Likur (24 threads) and serves only to facilities ceremony, not for fashion.
6) Geringsing puppetry.
There are two, namely the motive Geringsing Kebo and Geringsing Wayang Puppet Princess.
Function and size of these two fabrics together is for the sash, which is different from motive. In Puppet Geringsing Kebo teledunya (scorpions)hand while the Puppet Princess Gringsing off. In weaving Geringsing Wayang puppet Kebo containing motifs of men and women. While the woven Geringsing Puppet Princess Puppet contain only motive Women.
7) Geringsing Batun Tuung.
Tuung means Batun eggplant seeds. Thus the motive Tuung Geringsing Batun full of eggplant seeds. Size is not large, for senteng (scarf) for women and for the belt (belt) tubumuhan for men. Type Geringsing was almost extinct.