Gringsing traditional woven cloth fabric Bali Indonesia, which is made by a double belt and takes 2-5 years. This fabric comes from the village of Tenganan, Bali. Tenganan community has a centuries-old gringsing fabrics used in special ceremonies. Not surprisingly, this fabric has a sort of aura of luck, because it is always in the program with magical powers that always attract good luck.
Gringsing derived from Gring which means 'sick' and sing which means 'no', so that when combined into a 'no pain'. Intent contained in the word is as repellent danger. In Bali, various ceremonies, such as tooth filing ceremony, weddings, and other religious ceremonies, performed by leaning on the strength of the fabric gringsing. This fabric is believed biased keep their owners to stay lucky.
In 1984, Urs Ramseyer (1984) in his article titled Clothing, Ritual and Society in Pegeringsingan Tenganan Bali, expressed suspicion that the community Tenganan as a fellow follower of Lord Indra is an immigrant from ancient India. The possibility of bringing immigrants double ikat technique through a cruise from Orissa or Andhra Pradesh and develop the techniques independently in Tenganan. Another possibility is that the immigrants outlining excerpts from some kind of weaving Patola to be developed in Indonesia.
Based on the myth, the woven fabric gringsing originated from Lord Indra, protector and teacher of life for the people of Tenganan. Lord Indra was amazed by the beauty of the sky at night and he describes the beauty of the motif woven through to the people of his choice, the people of Tenganan. God it teaches women to master the technique of weaving cloth depicting gringsing and capture the beauty of the stars, moon, sun, and other celestial expanse. Dark-colored woven fabric of society Tenganan alammi used in religious rituals or customs and is believed to have magical powers. This fabric is also touted a tool that is able to cure illnesses and ward off bad influences. It states that an expert textile fabric weaving techniques gringsing is only found in three locations in the world, namely Tenganan (Indonesia), Japan, and India.
That said, once the type of weaving gringsing totaling about 20 types. However, until 2010, which is still done only ± 14 types, some of which are:
Lubeng, characterized by a scorpion and serves as a customary fashion and was used in religious ceremonies. There are several kinds of motives Lubeng, namely Lubeng Luhur measuring the longest (three kalajengkin-shaped flowers that are still intact), Lubeng evening Dasa (the scorpion interest intact in the middle and on the edge of only half), and Lubeng Pat likur (smallest size).
Sanan Empeg, characterized by three squares / poleng red-black. Gringsing patterned fabrics function is as a means of religious ceremonies and customs, ie as complementary offerings to the community Tenganan Pegeringsingan. For the people of Bali outside the village of Tenganan, this fabric is used as a pillow cover / pedestal head the ceremony Manusa yadnya cut teeth.
Cecempakaan, characterized by cempaka interest and serves as a fashion customary and religious ceremonies. Types Gringsing Cecempakaan is Cecempakaan Evening Dasa (size forty), Cecempakaan daughter, and Geringsing Cecempakaan Pat likur (size 24 thread).
Cemplong, characterized by a great interest among small flowers that look there is a vacancy among the flowers that become cemplong. Gringsing cemplong also serves as a fashion customary and religious ceremonies. The types consists of Pat likur size (24 threads), senteng / calm (clothing around her waist), and the size of the evening Dasa (40 threads) that was nearly extinct.
Fill Gringsing, the motive of all lists or full, no part of the fabric blank. This motif serves only for ceremonial and kuran means that there is only the size of Pat likur (24 thread).
Puppet, consisting of gringsing puppet puppet gringsing kebo and daughter. This motif is most difficult to do and requires a time of up to 5 years. Puppet motif consists of only two colors, namely black as a backdrop and the relatively smooth white lines to form a puppet figure. To create the white lines with the required high accuracy because of the difficulty for binding and weaving the fabric is relatively difficult. Wayang puppet man kebo motives, while the princess puppet contains only a puppet motif women.
The motifs of ancient fabrics other gringsing still known include: Teteledan, Enjekan Ready, pepare, Gegonggangan, Sitan Pegat, Wall Ai, Wall Sigading, and Talidandan. Colors and unique design of connective began to change compared with motifs of ancient fabrics are mostly stored in museums in Europe, such as the Museum Basel, Switzerland. In 1972, a group of researchers from Museum Für Völkerkunde, Basel, carrying photographs gringsing fabric which half was no longer found in the village of Tenganan. The photos are studied and re-created by the community Tenganan to preserve the fabric of ancient motifs Gringsing
Batun Tuung, which is characterized with eggplant seeds, size is not large and is used to senteng (shawl) in women and belts (belt) tubumuhan in men. This motif is almost extinct.
(beritabali.com)
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