Ulos

Ulos
TypeArt fabric
MaterialSilk and cotton
Place of originIndonesia (North Sumatra)

Ulos is the traditional tenun fabric of the Batak people of North Sumatra in Indonesia. The ulos is normally worn draped over the shoulder or shoulders, or in weddings to ceremonially bind the bride and groom together. Ulos are traditionally hand-woven. With increasing modernization, ulos lost its significance.

In traditional marriage ceremony, the ulos is given by the bride's parents to the groom's mother as ulos pargomgom.