Technical Aspect of Baduy Woven Fabric

Abstract

The Baduy tribes live in the ancestral land located in Kanekes Village, Leuwi Damar District, Lebak Regency. Leuwi Damar Subdistrict is one of the 19 Sub districts in Lebak Regency and located in a hilly area in Kanekes Village. Kanekes village is one of village from others 295 Villages and 5 Village offices in Lebak Regency. Baduy are known as the most powerful inland tribes who hold the principle of cultures in their lives. In this research, textile engineering approach is use to analyze Baduy traditional woven fabric. The research is conducted to identify technique, design, structure, material, process, equipment, weaving loom and finishing process. The main purposes is to make a blue print of Baduy traditional woven and to conserve their traditional clothes and fabric. Investigation conducted in inner and outer Baduy. Cotton, polyester and pelah use as material for baduy traditional woven. Weavers use yarn from inside and outside baduy. There are six weaving structure design that is Jamang, Aros, Adu Mancung, Lamak Suwat, Poleng, and Romal. The equipment of weaving loom is made from bambo. Baduy woven fabrics are analyzed to get technical specification such as weaving structure, fabric weight, warp density, weft density, yarns count. A dyed yarn is mainly used for the fabric. Some weavers dye yarn and fabric using natural and synthetic dyed.