Tenun Donggala / Kain Buya Sabe
Donggala silk is the traditional handwoven silk cloth of Donggala district on the Gulf of Tomini, Central Sulawesi — producing supplementary weft patterned silk in a palette and motif vocabulary reflecting the area's blend of Bugis, Kaili, and Malay cultural influences. The Buya Sabe (white or cream silk sarong with gold thread border patterns) is the most prestigious form — worn at ceremonial occasions across Central Sulawesi. The tradition was nearly extinguished by the 2018 Palu earthquake and tsunami which devastated Donggala and surrounding areas, destroying workshops, looms, and displacing weavers. The post-2018 recovery is one of the most recent and dramatic craft resilience stories in the database — parallel to the Aceh Songket post-tsunami recovery (CRAFT-0156).
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed; GI Tag pending
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