Women's sarong

Sarongs like these are traditionally part of women's adat clothing; they are only worn on special occasions. On the Babar Islands, despite the emergence of Western garments supplied by traders, the cloths are still woven, albeit in small numbers.\ The raw material for the cloths is cotton. Both self-spun threads and factory-spun yarns are used. Before the weaving process begins, the warp threads a…