Nenun Kain Gringsing

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Title
Nenun Kain Gringsing
Photo Credit/Source
Artist / contributor
I Ketut Yoga Pramuditya
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Related Place
Desa Tenganan Pegringsingan Karangasem
Related books
  • The Spirit Journey to Bali Aga
  • Tenganan Pegringsingan
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In English

Gringsing cloth is the only traditional Indonesian woven cloth that is made using the double tie technique and takes 2-5 years. This cloth comes from Tenganan Village, Bali. Generally, the people of Tenganan have gringsing cloth that is hundreds of years old which is used in special ceremonies. The word gringsing comes from gring which means 'sick' and sing which means 'no', so when combined it means 'does not hurt'. The meaning contained in the word is like repelling reinforcements. In Bali, various ceremonies, such as tooth-cutting ceremonies, weddings and other religious ceremonies, are performed by relying on the power of the gringsing cloth.

In Balinese

Kain gringsing inggih punika kain tenun tradisional Indonesia sane kakaryanin ngangge teknik dobel ikat lan nelasang galah 2-5 warsa. Kain puniki magenah ring Desa Tenganan, Bali. Masyarakat Tenganan sane maduwe kain gringsing mawarsa satus tibanan sane kaange ri kala upacara agama. Kruna gringsingmawit saking gring sane mateges sungkan lan sing sane mateges nenten . Dadosnyane yening kajangkepang dados nenten sungkan . Teges sane wenten ring kruna punika wantah nulak sakancan bala. Ring Bali wenten upacara sane ngutamayang prabawan kain gringsing.

In Indonesian

Kain gringsing adalah satu-satunya kain tenun tradisional Indonesia yang dibuat menggunakan teknik dobel ikat dan memerlukan waktu 2-5 tahun. Kain ini berasal dari Desa Tenganan, Bali. Umumnya, masyarakat Tenganan memiliki kain gringsing berusia ratusan tahun yang digunakan dalam upacara khusus. Kata gringsing berasal dari gring yang berarti 'sakit' dan sing yang berarti 'tidak', sehingga bila digabungkan menjadi 'tidak sakit'. Maksud yang terkandung di dalam kata tersebut adalah seperti penolak bala. Di Bali, berbagai upacara, seperti upacara potong gigi, pernikahan, dan upacara keagamaan lain, dilakukan dengan bersandar pada kekuatan kain gringsing.