For 20 years Saur Marlina Manurung, 47, has worked among one of Indonesia’s most marginalized tribal groups — the Kubu in Jambi, Sumatra. Traveling hours into the jungle and risking exposure to ...
li Artha Panggabean is a weaver of ulos, the traditional woven cloth of the Batak tribe. Her passion for the tradition goes deep. Forty-three-year-old weaver Uli Artha Panggabean often posts online ...
Delima Silalahi, 46, received the Goldman Prize for the battle that enabled six tribes to regain possession of more than 17,000 acres of forest that a large pulp and paper company was turning into a ...
The diversity of races in Indonesia produces not only different traditions but also traditional clothing or customes typical of each region. Ulos is a distinctive traditional clothing of Batak tribe, ...