Gringsing kain from Tenganan Village, West Bali (Photo by Murni Ridha)

Rejecting Misfortune with Gringsing

Beyond the simple colours of Balinese weavings

Left: Bali Aga traditional house in Tenganan (Photo by Nurdiyansah Dalidjo) | Right: welcome sign at the village entrance (Photo by Murni Ridha)

The Origins of Gringsing

Members of the Bali Aga community in Tenganan prepare for a village cleansing ceremony (Photo by Nurdiyansah Dalidjo)
Left: Bli Wayan shows gringsing fabric | Centre: Close-up of gringsing | Right: The resist-dyed thread used in double ikat weaving (Photos by Murni Ridha)

The Double-Ikat Technique

Setting up the loom for weaving gringsing cloth (Photo by Murni Ridha)
Bli Wayan’s wife weaving gringsing cloth (Photo by Murni Ridha)
Left: undyed cotton yarn | Right: strands of naturally-dyed yarn used in gringsing fabric (Photos by Nurdiyansah Dalidjo)

Rejecting Misfortune

“Only by using the organic methods can we reject misfortune,” he said.

The weaving of gringsing cloth (Photo by Murni Ridha)
Photograph of a young girl wearing gringsing cloth as a chest-wrap (Photo by Murni Ridha)
A group of teenage girls at a ceremony in Tenganan (Photo by Nurdiyansah Dalidjo)
Flower offerings dedicated to gods or goddesses and ancestors. (Photo by Nurdiyansah Dalidjo)

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Telling stories through the indigenous and traditional textiles of Indonesia.