Welcome back to my post about the beauty, uniqueness, elegance, glamour, and cultural richness of Indonesian traditional wedding dresses. Today I want to continue my writing for the next part, which is 38 Most Beautiful Indonesian Traditional Wedding Dresses (Part 5).
This time I will take you to the eastern part of Indonesia, specifically to the East of Kalimantan Island, namely the Island of Sulawesi.
Sulawesi Island known as "Celebes". This island is one of the islands in Indonesia which is famous for its coasts, mountains, national parks, endemic animal habitats like Anoa and Maleo birds, as well as its traditions and culture.
Sparkling Beauty of Sulawesi Traditional Wedding Dresses
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Sulawesi Island has 5 provinces, namely West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and South Sulawesi. Each province has a different traditional wedding dress. Let's see them one by one!
26. West Sulawesi Traditional Wedding Dresses
First, we will visit West Sulawesi. There are several tribes in the Province of West Sulawesi including the Mandar, Mamasa, and Pattae tribes. This time I will take the traditional wedding dress of the Mandar tribe.
The groom's attire is very simple, consisting of a long-sleeved top with a closed model and a low collar. Usually black or gold in color and made of silk. As for the lower part, wear a sarong of the same color as the top or trousers combined with a woven sarong.
The groom's accessories include a head covering called "Songok Tobone" which is the same color as the dress he is wearing, a pendant with a gold ring placed in his shirt pocket, and sandals made from leather.
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Meanwhile, the bride's dress is called "Pattuqduq Towaine". The upper part consists of a short-sleeved blouse made of silk in bright colors like gold. There is embroidery on the edge of the shirt and sleeves.
For the lower part, wear a long and wide skirt that is the same color as the blouse and also has embroidery.
In addition, the bride also uses a lot of accessories such as bracelets and ornaments on the head.
27. Central Sulawesi Traditional Dresses for Wedding
Next, we come to the Province of Central Sulawesi. The capital of this province is the city of Palu. This province has the largest area among all provinces in Sulawesi. Central Sulawesi also has several rivers, including the "Lariang" River which is famous as a rafting area. Another beauty of Palu City is "Doda Hill" or Star Hill because from this hill we can see the beauty of the stars in the sky at night.
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Let's see another beauty of the wedding traditional dress from this province. The largest tribe in Central Sulawesi is the "Kaili" tribe.
For the bride of the Kaili tribe, it is called the "Nggembe" dress. The upper part is a blouse with a rectangular shape whose length reaches the waist, with a round collar and long sleeves as wide as the cloth. On the chest of the blouse, there are beautiful sequins and beads. Meanwhile, the lower part is "Donggala" woven cloth combined with golden thread decoration.
The bride also wears ornaments such as a breastplate, a short necklace, a long necklace, small bracelets, big bracelets, and decorations on the bun.
Besides, the broom's attire is called the "Koje Shirt". The Koje shirt is a top dress with a stand-up collar and long sleeves. For the lower part also wear cloth from Donggala woven with the same pattern as the bride.
By the way, the groom's appearance is also perfected with several accessories such as woven cloth crossed on the shoulders, ornaments on the chest, bracelets, head covering, and a small knife.
28. Traditional Wedding Dresses of North Sulawesi
Further, now we will see the Province which is located at the northern top of the island of Sulawesi with the city of Manado as the Capital.
In this Province, many Historical Relics are found. Besides that, North Sulawesi is rich in underwater natural beauty such as "Bunaken" which is very famous throughout the world. Also, this province is a producer of many kinds of spices.
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In fact, the traditional wedding dresses of Nort Sulawesi are not less interesting. In this province, there are also several tribes such as the Minahasa tribe, the Bolaang Mongondow tribe, the Sangihe tribe, and the Talaud tribe.
In the Minahasa tribe, the bride's dress is a long-sleeved Kebaya combined with the bottom cloth of the same color. At the hem of the shirt, there is beautiful embroidery, which is usually made of golden thread. To complete the appearance, it is equipped with luxurious accessories on the chest and head.
For the groom, wear a shirt like a closed jacket and a long-sleeved, for the bottom wear trousers of the same color as the shirt. Then complete with a sarong from the waist to the knee. Also, for accessories, use the belt with gold color embroidery, a small knife, and a head cover.
29. Southeast Sulawesi Traditional Wedding Dresses
Furthermore, Southeast Sulawesi Province is rich in mining and forest products. Here there are also many tribes with various cultures, one of them being the Tolaki tribe.
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The Tolaki woman's wedding dress is called "Babu Nggawi". This shirt consists of a top in the form of a blouse with rather wide shoulders, some with short sleeves, and some with long sleeves. Then, for the bottom wear a long skirt with the same color as the top and decorated with lots of beads.
Besides that, the bride who wears this dress usually also wears various jewelry or accessories such as short and long necklaces, small and big bracelets, and belts. Some decoration like fresh and fragrant flowers on the head makes the bride look perfect.
Meanwhile, the cloth for the groom is called "Babu Nggawi Langgai" and consists of a shirt with long sleeves. This shirt is without buttons but has a slit in the middle which is decorated with beads.
Then, for the bottom side, the groom wears trousers with the same color as the top side. Also, there are several accessories and other fittings, such as a belt which is also decorated with beads and matches the color of the shirt and trousers. There is a head covering which is also decorated with beads and some other decorations.
30. South Sulawesi Traditional Dresses for Wedding
Last, we reached South Sulawesi. This province is bordered by Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi in the north. Some of the tribes in South Sulawesi are the Bugis, Makassar, Toraja, and Mandar tribes. And, this is the traditional wedding dress of Toraja tribes.
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Toraja traditional clothes for women are called "Pokko" clothes. The models of Pokko clothes usually have short sleeves with the same color as the shirt and skirt. Generally, these traditional clothes are made of plain cloth with bright colors or woven cloth with motifs typical of the Toraja tribe.
Besides that, complete accessories with match colors such as beaded necklaces cover the chest, beaded belts, bracelets, and small knives. The hairstyle is in the form of a large bun with some beautiful ornaments.
Men's cloth is called "Seppa Tallung". It consists of a top with long sleeves like a suit and a long cloth that covers the ankles. Usually, made of plain cloth or use woven with motifs typical of the Toraja tribe, brightly colored clothes such as gold, silver, blue, red, and other bright colors are adjusted to the color of the bride's clothes.
For the groom, the accessories used are not too many and simpler, only head covers or unique headbands, long necklaces, a scarf worn across the shoulders, and small knives.
Well, these are all the sparkling beauty of the traditional wedding dress of Sulawesi island. I have brought you to know 38 Most Beautiful Indonesian Traditional Wedding Dresses (Part 5), there are still 8 more Provinces that we have not visited yet.
I hope you can enjoy learning more about the rich culture of Indonesia with the five articles that I have presented. There is one more article coming soon. See you in the next post!
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