ORBIS The World Shopping Atlas

House palette · photo-free.

ORBIS shop / Craft & Ateliers

Tobatenun

Lake Toba region, North Sumatra · Indonesia

Handwoven Batak ulos textiles and ikat cloth

What you’ll find

What Tobatenun is known for

This social enterprise, founded in 2018, works with Batak weavers around Lake Toba to keep handwoven ulos production alive using traditional backstrap and ikat techniques. Alongside ceremonial ulos cloth, it produces contemporary clothing and accessory lines that put the weavers' work into everyday use.