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These penants are closely related to local knowledge in regions of Indonesia of natural dyes. The penants are made using a natural tye-dye technique based on the three main Bataknese colours: red, black, and white. Tie-dye techniques are complex. Traditionally, Bataknese people, like many other tribes in Indonesia, used this technique in daily life. But today, people are less familiar with the technique due to increasing detachment from local knowledge.