Kombong, sacred cloth, Lombok, c. 1930 (AF). Sasak Umbaq, sacred ritual textile, plaiting technique, homespun cotton, Sasak people, North Lombok, mid 20th century (OF).

The Sasak people live mainly on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, numbering around 3.6 million (85% of Lombok's population). They are related to the Balinese in language and ancestry, although the Sasak are predominantly Muslim while the Balinese are predominantly Hindu. Sasak people who practice pre-Islamic beliefs are also known as Sasak Boda in reference to the name of the Sasak people's original religion, Bodha.
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Sasak people

Island.  Part of the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia.

Lombok, Indonesia

Indonesian culture

Weaving

A8490 Kombong textile, sacred ritual cloth, cotton, by Sasak people, Lombok, Indonesia, c. 1930

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Kombong textile by the Sasak people

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