Pulang Kampung III

The Pulang Kampung III Project is about giving Batak villagers in North Sumatra, Indonesia, access to their ancient weaving tradition. We are planning to have the project take place at the end of August/beginning of September 2013.

During the project, ancient Batak textiles and a film about the traditional weaving techniques will be brought to the villages around beautiful Lake Toba: cultural repatriation in the form of a traveling exhibition and theatre. Young Batak people who are keen to learn about their culture will be invited to join the trip. Traditional Batak musicians will grace the journey with acoustic melodies.

The journey will take place by bus and, where possible, by boat. We call the latter the 'culture craft' (Boat Budaya). In the past, the Batak paddled to market in large dugout boats; the largest markets were situated on the shoreline of the lake. Our boat, although it will be in the modern style, will add a touch of nostalgia in addition to bringing us efficiently to the villages around the lake.

1. Announcing Back to the Villages / Pulang Kampung III

2. Boat Budaya / Culture Craft

3. Beautiful Old Ulos will turn Back to the Villages III into a celebration of the Batak Weaving Arts

4. A Traveling Cinema

 5. It's about Pride and Knowledge

6.  Suarasama








7.  Pulang Kampung is about the past because it is about the present and the future

8. Our Proposal for Project Pulang Kampung III

    9. Donations for Pulang Kampung III are welcome

10. Heartening Donations

11. Wakawaka

12. A Pang of Conscience

13. It makes me want to go back home












14. Gonna Take a Sustainable Journey









15. Another step toward the boat
16. Pulang Kampung: the Project is the Process.