craft
Songket at the Loom in Sukarara
Sukarara, Central Lombok
90
Inaq Sri sets you on a backstrap loom, explains which motifs belong to a wedding, and lets you weave a hand's width of your own.
Mixed 3h
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craft · traditional · cultural
Sukarara
The story
Almost every household in Sukarara has a loom on the veranda. Girls traditionally learned before marriage, and while that rule has loosened, the weaving group still sets which motifs may be sold and which belong to ceremony.
Culture
Sasak Muslim village life: prayer times shape the working day, and the weaving group meets after Friday prayers.
Local people
Weaving and farming households, with a women's group that manages dyeing, pricing and the shared loom shed.
Food
Ayam taliwang, plecing kangkung and beberuk terong — chilli-forward Sasak cooking eaten with the hands.
Crafts
Songket with gold and silver thread, plus plainer everyday ikat on smaller looms.
Nature
Flat rice country with Rinjani on the horizon; dye gardens behind the houses.
Experiences here
culinary
A Sasak Kitchen in Central Lombok
Central Lombok
89
Grind the chilli paste for ayam taliwang on a stone, then eat it with the family who taught you.
Low tourist intensity 4h
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