ulos

E119357

ceremonial textile intangible cultural heritage element traditional cloth

Ulos is a handwoven ceremonial textile central to Batak culture in North Sumatra, Indonesia, symbolizing blessings, social status, and kinship ties.

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Label	Occurrences
ulos canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial textile ⓘ intangible cultural heritage element ⓘ traditional cloth ⓘ
associatedWith	Batak ⓘ surface form: Angkola Batak Batak ⓘ surface form: Karo Batak Batak ⓘ surface form: Mandailing Batak Batak ⓘ surface form: Pakpak Batak Simalungun language ⓘ surface form: Simalungun Batak Toba Batak ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
decoratedWith	geometric patterns ⓘ symbolic motifs ⓘ
function	heirloom ⓘ marker of social relations ⓘ ritual gift ⓘ
hasColorScheme	black ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	Batak culture ⓘ
hasType	Ulos Bintang Maratur ⓘ Ulos Ragi Hotang ⓘ Ulos Ragidup ⓘ Ulos Ragidup ⓘ surface form: Ulos Sadum Ulos Sibolang ⓘ
madeBy	Batak weavers ⓘ
madeIn	North Sumatra ⓘ
material	cotton ⓘ silk ⓘ
recognizedAs	symbol of Batak identity ⓘ
symbolizes	affection ⓘ blessings ⓘ fertility ⓘ kinship ties ⓘ protection ⓘ respect ⓘ social status ⓘ solidarity ⓘ warmth ⓘ
technique	handwoven ⓘ
transmittedBy	apprenticeship in weaving ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ
usedIn	Batak life‑cycle ceremonies ⓘ Batak rituals ⓘ birth ceremonies ⓘ funerals ⓘ healing rituals ⓘ weddings ⓘ
wornAs	headcloth ⓘ sarong ⓘ shawl ⓘ shoulder cloth ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Batak → traditionalCloth → ulos ⓘ