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        "msgid": "ntb-museum-to-showcase-six-wastra-artefacts-in-australia-1774533107",
        "date": "2026-03-26 20:22:26",
        "title": "NTB Museum to Showcase Six Wastra Artefacts in Australia",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "The NTB State Museum is preparing six outstanding wastra artefacts for exhibition at an international event in Adelaide, South Australia, from 15 May to 11 October 2026, highlighting the rich cultural identity of the Sasak people of Lombok. The collection includes historically significant pieces like the dodot songket cloth from the late 19th century, featuring motifs symbolising happiness, protection, and community harmony. The exhibition, titled 'Two Islands, One Thread: The Textiles of Lombok and Bali', explores artistic exchanges between Balinese Hindu and Lombok Muslim communities over the past millennium, promoting Indonesian cultural heritage on a global stage.",
        "content": "<p>Mataram (ANTARA) - The State Museum of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is\npreparing six outstanding wastra artefacts for exhibition at an\ninternational event in Adelaide, South Australia, from 15 May to 11\nOctober 2026. Head of the NTB Museum, Ahmad Nuralam, stated that these\nsix collections hold high historical value, representing the cultural\nidentity of the Sasak people who inhabit Lombok Island. \u201cThese\ncollections reflect and represent the culture of Lombok society in\ntextiles,\u201d he said when met in Mataram on Thursday. Nuralam explained\nthat the six collections to be exhibited by the NTB Museum include kain\nsongket bintang remawa, kain dodot songket, kain songket seret\npenginang, kain tapo kemalo, and two sheets of kain kemalik. One of the\nmuseum\u2019s masterpiece textiles is the kain dodot songket, estimated to\noriginate from the period of the last King of Mataram Lombok, Anak Agung\nGede Ngurah Karangasem, between 1870 and 1894. The cloth, commonly used\nas attire for traditional and religious ceremonies, is made from silk\nthreads using the songket technique. The cloth\u2019s decorations feature\nmotifs of the endemic Australian lyre bird, peacock, kala, bamboo\nshoots, and flowers. Nuralam explained that the motifs embedded in the\nkain dodot songket carry meanings containing hopes that the wearer\nobtains happiness and protection. Kain kemalik is used as a symbol to\nward off evil, while the motifs on songket seret penginang convey\nmeanings of togetherness and harmony in social life. \u201cThere are symbols\nthat hold meanings as part of the daily life of the community in\ntraditional and religious ceremonies,\u201d he elaborated. The international\nwastra exhibition, titled Two Islands, One Thread: The Textiles of\nLombok and Bali, is being held by the Art Gallery of South Australia\n(AGSA) in Adelaide, South Australia. The exhibition explores the\nextraordinary and unique story of artistic exchanges that occurred\nbetween Balinese Hindu communities and Muslim Lombok communities over\nthe past millennium. The exhibition highlights the diversity of arts,\nincluding woven textiles, embroidery, paintings, and tie-dye, created by\nLombok and Bali communities as expressions of spiritual beliefs,\ncommunity values, and respect for their ancestors. \u201cIt turns out that\ntextiles are very rich in symbols, traditions, and all sorts of things.\nThis is one way for us to bring our culture to an international level,\u201d\nNuralam concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ntb-museum-to-showcase-six-wastra-artefacts-in-australia-1774533107",
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