Buna
A supplementary-weft float weaving technique from Timor-Leste in which discontinuous colored weft threads are interlaced over and under selected warp threads to build up raised geometric motifs on a plain-weave ground. Unlike ikat (which encodes pattern in the warp before weaving) buna creates pattern during the weaving act itself through a system of hand-picked warp selections that the weaver executes row by row from a memorized count or by reading a master cloth. The resulting surface has a tactile raised geometry prized in ritual belts (Tais mane) worn by male elders and political leaders.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed; national candidacy discussions underway
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