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Ethnic & Heritage Textiles from Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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items Southeast Asia is home to some of the world's most sophisticated textile traditions — many of them centuries old, still practiced by hand, and deeply tied to the cultural and spiritual life of their communities. This list is a curated guide to wearab...
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Clothing & Garments
Jewelry & Adornment
Places
Southeast Asia Beyond Indonesia
Clothing & Garments
Traditional garments from Southeast and South Asia are among the most culturally specific objects a person can wear. The cut, fabric, motif, and color of a garment often indicate the wearer's region, social standing, occasion, or community. These pie...
Absolutely beautiful and wonderful cloth and fabric. So breathable and comfy. They make gorgeus dress and the fabric is high quality.
WithGra Handmade Batik & Sarong
Scarf sarong batik handmade. Special stamped batik, a combination of the work of artisans in Indonesia combined with authentic artistic heritage and cultural motifs. Ready to be sewn or can also be worn directly as a sarong and shawl which is suitabl...
Scarf Sarong Batik Handmade Fabric Indonesian Art
Using silk material for Sarong and organdy material for Shawl where the woven fabric has motifs or patterns so that it adds an artistic impression.
Silk Shawl And Sarong Batik Art Handmade Stamp Original From Indonesia
Every product they make has a very deep meaning, where a person's identity must be strong mentally and physically like the manifestation of Gatotkaca, because wherever time goes, it always rolls on. This batik is drawn manually by the artist's hand w...
Hand-Drawn Gatotkaca Batik Shirt: Satin Silk Art, Indonesian Design
Fabrics are from the Expressions Batiks collection from Riley Blake and Artisan Batiks by Robert Kaufman.
Vibrant Batik Color Bundles - Assorted Colorful Batik Fat Quarter Sets - Cotton Fabric by Riley Blake Robert Kaufman FREESHIP90
Batik Dress Tile Combination
100% Cotton Fabric
Design of Terengganu, Malaysia
Unique Authentic Traditional Terengganu Batik
Unique Authentic Traditional Marble Design Terengganu Batik
Classic Javanese Sogan hand-finished design
This cloth is a genuine antique textile that has lived a full life for over 60 years.
Traditional Indonesian Batik Tulis Hand-stamping & Hand-drawing
Gold Batik Wrap Skirt Bali Handmade Skirt Sarong for Beach Cover up
Tenun Ikat Sumba (East Nusa Tenggara)
Ikat from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is among the most visually striking textile traditions in Indonesia. The word "ikat" comes from the Malay/Indonesian word meaning "to tie" — referring to the technique of bindin...
Tenun Ikat Sumba Indonesian Handwoven Fabric | Handmade Tapestry
A beautiful ikat hinggi (men's cloth) woven on the island of Sumba, Indonesia.
Perfect as wall hanging or bed cover. Suitable for the eclectic home, ethnic or contemporary style interior.
Vintage Indonesian Sumba Ikat, Ethnic Wall Hanging and Bed Cover
This songket sarong was made by the Bataks from Northern Sumatra. It was inspired by the songket textiles from Silungkang in Western Sumatra. The Silungkang are famous for their songket.
Perfect for the boho and eclectic stye lover. Can be used as w...
Vintage Indonesian Sumatran Songket Sarong, Batak Brocade Fabric, Purple Handmade Indonesian Textile
Songket is a hand-woven fabric interlaced with gold or silver threads — historically reserved for royalty and ceremonial occasions across the Malay world. Palembang, South Sumatra, is considered one of its finest centers of production. The weaving pr...
Black Gold Songket Wrap Skirt: Traditional Palembang Woven Kebaya
Handmade Jepara Tenun Ikat Tunic featuring traditional Indonesian weaving patterns combined with beautiful lurik motifs. This tunic is crafted from authentic woven fabric and made by skilled artisans, making every piece unique and culturally rich.
Jepara Ikat Tunic Dress – Handmade Indonesian Tenun Blangket, Ethnic Lurik Motif
Ulos is a sacred woven cloth central to Batak culture in North Sumatra. More than a textile, it functions as a ceremonial object — given at births, weddings, and funerals to convey blessing, protection, and social bond. Different types of ulos carry ...
Indonesian Batak, Handwoven Ulos Ragi Hotang, Sumatra, Ceremonial Wrap Shawl
Suitable as wall hanging, throw, bed cover, blanket and as a shawl or wrap. Can be used for soft furnishings too. Great for boho and eclectic style interior decor as well as the modern contemporary look.
Vintage Indonesian Indigo Ikat Textile: Batak Ulos Fabric Wall Hanging (75x36)
This Ulos ragidup is considered by Batak people to be their ultimate protective textile.
It's important can be inferred from its very name:
-"Ragi" means "pattern"
-"Idup" means "life
Old BATAK Ulos RAGIDUP-SUMATRA- Toba Lake -Indonesia
Vintage Batak people's ulos ceremonial cloth from Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia - Shoulder cloth for special occasions is hand woven on a narrow loom and sewn together in three strips. Vintage from 1980s.
Vintage Sumatran Indonesian Batak Ulos Ceremonial Cloth - Acquired Lake Toba, 1980s - Hand Woven Narrow Loom - Plum - Free US Shipping
Jewelry & Adornment
Jewelry in traditional Southeast and South Asian cultures is rarely purely decorative. It marks life stages, communicates social belonging, protects the wearer spiritually, and represents accumulated wealth in wearable form. The pieces in this sectio...
Scarf Keychain Batik Tulis | Hand-Drawn Knot Bag Charm | Custom & Wholesale Available | Elegant Metal Key Fob | Artisan Gift | Souvenir
Batik fan
Personalized Sandalwood Hand Fan, Engraved Bali Fan With Tassel, Wedding Gifts
Balinese handfan Vintage Traditional Hand Fan Indonesia Dewatastar
This bag is vintage style and home to north Thailand Hmong tribal people.
Hmong Old Vintage Batik Style Ethnic Thai Boho hamp hmong bag
A practical object made meaningful by its material.
Cultural Harmony Songket Batik Dharma Handwoven Fabric Bag
Handmade batik tote bags bring the wax-resist dyeing tradition into everyday use — each one slightly different depending on the motif and the maker's region of origin. Look for bags that specify the type of batik (tulis, cap, or kombinasi) and the re...
Upcycled Quilted Batik Tote Bag
This bag is totally unique. The only one in the world.
This bag is new but the Hemp used to make it is old and very rare!
Hmong Vintage Hemp Shopper Bag: Unique Ethnic Thai Batik Shoulder Bag
This handcrafted bag is made from natural Ate plant fiber, woven with care by local artisans, and finished with genuine leather handles.
Handwoven Bali Ate Bag with Batik Lining - Eco-chic & Cultural
Kris sterling silver necklace, homage to the legendary double-edged Filipino sword with a “wavy” section.
Kris sword pendant, wavy blade sword, Philippine Kris sword, Filipino sword pendant
Places
he village of Sade in Lombok is one of the last remaining communities where traditional Sasak back-strap loom weaving (tenun gedogan) is still practiced as part of daily life. Young women in the community learn to weave as a rite of passage. The resu...
Sade Traditional Weaving Village (2026) - All You MUST Know Before You Go (with Reviews)
Southeast Asia Beyond Indonesia
The textile traditions of Southeast Asia extend far beyond Indonesia's borders. From pineapple-fiber weaving in the Philippines to gold-threaded silk in Thailand, the region as a whole represents an extraordinary diversity of technique, symbolism, an...
Mudmee is a form of ikat silk weaving native to Thailand's northeastern region (Isan), with roots in the broader Tai textile tradition. The pattern is created by resist-dyeing bundles of silk thread before weaving — a process that produces the charac...
Thai mudmee silk textile. Dark Maroon background
Premium Grade Handwoven Thai Ikat Silk Fabric, made from 100% authentic Thai silk. Handcrafted in Surin Province, Thailand.
Premium Grade Handwoven Thai Ikat Silk Fabric
Piña is one of the rarest and most labor-intensive fabrics in Southeast Asia — woven from the leaf fibers of the pineapple plant, a tradition originating in the Visayas region of the Philippines. The resulting cloth is extraordinarily fine, sheer, an...
Piña Cocoon Fabric Handwoven Pineapple Fiber
Cocoon fabric, also known as Cocoon Silk, is a woven fabric made from silk fibers. It has a semi-sheer texture with a soft, slightly coarse handfeel. The fabric is breathable, lightweight, and comfortable, making it ideal for formal events.
Authentic piña cocoon fabric | TEXTILE | fabric only - per yard
This set of black beautiful Vietnamese traditional ao dai in Italian Silk is a must-have in every closet.
Vietnamese Traditional Ao Dai: Black Italian Silk Áo Dài With Pants
The áo dài is Vietnam's national garment — a fitted silk tunic worn over wide trousers, with a history stretching back to the 18th century.
Green Tencel Silk Traditional Ao Dai | Vietnamese Women Ao Dai | Ao Dai With Pants
The fabric itself, typically silk or silk-blend in solid colors or delicate prints, is as important as the silhouette. Wearing or owning áo dài fabric is a way of engaging with one of Southeast Asia's most iconic and continuously evolving dress tradi...
Vietnamese Ceremonial Ao Dai | Traditional Ritual Dress, Cultural Costume
This beautiful green silk Áo Dài is crafted to honor Vietnamese heritage with a modern touch. Made from high-quality, soft, breathable silk, it flows gracefully with every step and flatters all body types.
Pink Vietnamese Ao Dai: Vietnamese Traditional Dress - Tet & Wedding - Luxury Ao Dai with pants
This authentic Igorot Cordillera women’s attire showcases the rich cultural heritage of the northern Philippines. Handwoven by local artisans using traditional looms, the dress features vibrant red, black, white, and green stripes, symbolizing streng...
Cordillera Benguet, Poncho, and Skirt Set. Handwoven Tribal Ethnic Wear, Philippines Inabel Fabric, Filipino Baguio.
The krama is a traditional Khmer textile — a simple, hand-woven cotton or silk check cloth used across every aspect of Cambodian daily life: as a scarf, headwrap, baby carrier, and ceremonial object. Its simplicity belies its cultural depth — the kra...
Krama scarf from Cambodia – Handcrafted cotton scarf – Ethical lifestyle accessory