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Oceanic Art. Folk Art, Ethnic Cultures, Artifacts, Textiles & Costumes,
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TRAVELOGUE
9
Lembata
Village
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Approaching Lembata Island, dominated by huge volcano. |
| Official welcome from the village of Lamalera, our first stop. We all were invited to smoke tobacco, chew betel nut, and drink some local made alcohol. |  |
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Local musicians play for their guests. |
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Then some dancing.
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| Other villagers enjoy the show put on for the foreign guests. |  |
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Several woman using drop spindles to pull the cotton into threads. |
| An older woman with her drop spindle. |  |
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Rows of dyed cotton threads, drying prior to weaving. |
| A woman shows a bowl filled with the plant matter used in making the dyes. |  |
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Indigo plants growing near the village, that will be used to make the dark blue/black color. |
| Several woman are setting up their looms to weave the Adat Ikat Textiles, similar to ones in the Special Exhibition. |  |
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Women preparing cotton for before spinning into threads used in weaving. |
| Woman wearing an Adat Ikat Sarong. |  |
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Other women wearing traditional textiles with others wearing imported clothing. |
| Children gathered to check out the rare visit by Westerners. |  |
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Village elder wearing a beautiful and rare supplementary weft designed shoulder cloth. |
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