A handwoven square cloth (used as a headcover by women or as a sash).
It is different from any other Yakan weaving. Traditionally it has an off-white background usually with square patterns which are “stood up on end” as a rhombus. The patterns are of great variety and so cannot be pre-programmed as for the other types of weaving. For this reason, and because it is about one meter wide, it is very difficult to weave. Only a few people know how to do it. The cloth is worn around the waist by Yakan women when they dress in the old traditional costume. Often women also wear it as a headdress. Brides and grooms have several draped over them as part of the wedding outfit.
Niya' seputanganku tinennun we' papu'kun.
I have a square scarf woven by my grandmother.