Cotton blouse for priestesses

Nowadays in the Batak area the Indonesian meaning of 'baju', i.e. 'clothing in general', is used. In the past the term was used by the Batak only for blouse-like garments. Such sewn garments are not indigenous. Batak clothing consists of pieces of cloth that are hung or wrapped around the body. From the design and motifs of the cloths that many external influences have been incorporated into Batak…