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∴ Doyo Fiber ∴
Indonesia has a rich civilization, and among its achievements are diverse textile traditions.
One tradition that stand out are indigenous woven cloth, among others the Benuaq Dayak of Tanjung Isuy, East Kalimantan warp ikat textile called Ulap Doyo.
Ulap Doyo is woven from fibers of the Curculigo Latifolia plant. The Doyo plant grow wildly among surrounding in Kalimantan.
The process of Doyo fiber’s started with ‘Lorod’ process, this process is done in the flow river or streams hence the fiber is easily oxidized if the process isn’t do in the flow river making the fiber become yellowish. After the Lorod process, the fibers are known as ‘Senik’, the average length of senik is 50-70 cm depends on the length of the Doyo leaves.
The next process is ‘Linting’, the senik is spliced by rolled up one by one with hand and thigh into the ball of yarn called ‘Buntal’
After the fiber rolled up into a ball of Buntal, the next is Ikat Process, natural dyeing and weaving process. The average time to weave one Ulap Doyo is around 1 month to produce +/- 60 x 180 cm because of the handmade process from the fiber processing into weaving with traditional backstrap loom.
∴ BEMBAN PLANTS ∴
Donax Canniformis or known as bemban, is a bush-like plants around 1-4 meters tall, that grow wild at waterfront or wetlands, as well in forests; many found near the Kapuas River, West Kalimantan.
The Bemban-mats plaiting process: The first step is cut joints of the green coloured Bemban tree trunk then too peel its trunk skin. After processing, the Bemban trunk skin is then wheatered and dried out. The dry Bemban is then ready to be plaited to become mats or baskets.
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