Sumbanese Ikat issue-8

Sumbanese Ikat issue-8These featured double weave ikats were crafted by the women of Sumba. The first selected design depicts the fabled Sandalwood Arabian horses, found only on the island after first being introduced by Arab traders who brought them in harvesting the trees which were once found throughout the island. The second ikat's pattern features skull trees, a depiction that harkens back to the island's nearly abandoned culture of head hunting. The chosen designs

or coarse salt

The roses are cultivated near Kashan

The Suzuki family are one of three families continuing in the tradition of making these boldly colored statement jackets and kimonos worn as a festival garments by Japan's highly esteemed fishing community

the local name for Rosa x damascena

a depiction that harkens back to the island's nearly abandoned culture of head-hunting

The Mayan Cacao Bar was created by ki’ Xocolatl founder Mathieu Brees using ingredients from the Tikul plantation on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico

for their family owned atelier named Suzusen

modern feel

in the town of Buldan for Stories + Objects

The second ikat's pattern features skull trees

Once made exclusively for members of their families and community

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