Tenun Leja / Kain Leja
Kain Leja is the traditional handwoven ikat cloth of the Tolaki people of Southeast Sulawesi — the indigenous community of the Kendari area. Woven on a body-tension loin-loom using warp ikat technique, Leja cloth is characterized by a specific color palette (deep red, black, and cream) and geometric motifs that encode Tolaki adat values — particularly the mosehe (sacred ritual for social harmony) and the kinaa (wealth display at ceremonial occasions). The tradition is practiced by women in Konawe and Kolaka districts and is the primary adat textile of Southeast Sulawesi. With fewer than 200 active weavers producing authentic Leja, and the mosehe ceremony itself declining, the tradition faces a dual threat of technical and functional extinction.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed
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