The Use of Natural Dye Plants in East Nusa Tenggara
| Main Authors: | Siswadi, Dani Sulistiyo Hadi |
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| Format: | Proceeding Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2011
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4281741 |
Daftar Isi:
- Traditional fabric has historical and cultural value among East Nusa Tenggara (ENT) community livelihood. That can be seen by the uses of traditional clothes as uniform on civil servant and as important matter on traditional procession. The uses of plant as dye source still carry out by some waver group. Research on natural dye is important to support traditional waver. The research starts with identification plant species, measure density of dye plants and its spread. Etnobotanical study exploration, and vegetation analysis method was used. The result showed that There are tree species of plant that act as main ingredients which are Nila (Indigofera sp.) as blue to black color source, Mengkudu (Morinda sp.) as orange to red color source, and Loba (Symplocos sp.) as mordant source. Three species of that plant fund widespread almost in ENT region except for Loba. Loba fund only in Sumba and Flores region with trees density 15,33 tree/ha. Morinda was fund with trees density 19.67 tree/ha. While Indigofera fund almost everywhere with trees density 1000 tree/ha. The process of making fabric woven from yarn spinning to finishing takes 2-6 months, so that reasonable if the price in the local market average of 2 million rupiahs apiece, even commercially abroad and at the island of Bali prices reached 3.5 million to 6 million rupiahs/sheets. As for the needs to be pursued at the moment is to guide weaving made from natural and find solutions to the market so indirectly will help improve the welfare of the community. Keywords: Traditional fabric, natural dyes, trees density