Sarong and Tenun Ikat are traditional hand-woven textiles of Flores and East Nusa Tenggara. These textiles are crucial elements to the communities here and are held in extremely high regard. They play important roles to mark various milestones for families, the communities and villages in...

The Pasola War Festival takes place annually in February & March several days after the full moon in West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara to honour God and the ancestors. Precise dates to the festival will usually be announced by religious representatives two weeks before the actual event...

The Caci Dance of Manggarai is not just a cultural dance; it is a traditional whip ght that involves actual whips, shields, masks and sticks and actual blood between the adversaries. Competition is usually between two male ghters from separate villages and performed frequently during...

Woven textiles are a very important part of the Florinese culture. Woven cloths are available all over Flores but the districts of Sikka and Ende have a long and rich history in weaving tradition. The two predominant styles of weaving in Flores are Ikat and Songket with Ikat means “to...