Junior Eli Baez '21 discusses the effect of Western influence on the Indonesian traditional textile ulos and shares the strategies utilized by the Toba Batak people to conserve their cultural knowledge and weaving practices while adapting to shifting trends in the textile industry. Eli's presentation is part of the 2020 virtual Whitman Undergraduate Conference.
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