Batak people are known as "Bangso" (nation), why ..? In the past already has his own kingdom, Mardebata Mulajadi Nabolon ( "mighty creator"), a Batak script letter, and have never had the money exchange rate ringgit Batak ( "Ringgit Sitio Voice"), uning-uningan namarragam ( "music"), have Indigenous Culture, and has a law.
But now has become the Unitary Republic of Indonesia, Toba Batak people and even many who do not already know the language of its own, see today's technological developments, tor-tor Batak are many who do not know, even today Ulos Batak unknown types and function.
Now we want to talk specially about ULOS (ulos is made by hand non machine), we wish to socialize Types and Functions Ulos Batak:
I. ULOS ANTAK ANTAK, wear scarves parents mourn the dead, and used as a cloth wrapped around / hohop hohop time manortor (dance) event.
II. ULOS BINTANG MARATUR, this ULOS is the most useful in the events: Awarded to a child who enters a new home by parents, if this Ulos Toba diadat given time 7 Months Pregnant safety by parents, but it is different if in this Ulos Tarutung given time the joy ( "happy"), this Ulos Pahompu also given to the newborn, although most love parompa especially mangiring the point that a newborn child accompanied by a subsequent child, then this ulos pahompu used for the baptized and also used for a scarf.
III. ULOS BOLEAN, Ulos was used as a scarf on grief events.
IV. ULOS MANGIRING, this Ulos used scarves, ropes, this Ulos also given to children and grandchildren, especially newborn first child is meant as a symbol accompanied by a desire to have children sianak so on, even Ulos can be used as Parompa.
V. ULOS PADANG URSA, used as ropes and scarves.
VI. ULOS PINAN LOBU LOBU, used as a scarf.
VII. ULOS PINUCAAN, Ulos is actually comprised of five parts which are woven separately and then combined neatly to the shape of the utility Ulos include: Ulos can be used various occasions purposes sorrow or joy, in a traditional ceremony this ulos used / carried by the Kings and the Indigenous Peoples Ordinary meet guidelines for example, at weddings or ceremonies suhut sihabolonon / Hasuhutonlah ( "master houses ") who use this ulos, then at a big party in the event marpaniaran, ulos is also used / ridden as a fabric / hohop by hohop-hasuhuton family, and this Ulos Ulos Marriage Passamot at the event.
VIII. ULOS RAGI HOTANG, Ulos usually given to the bride and groom called Ulos Hela (son in law).
IX. ULOS RAGI HUTING, this Ulos is now rarely used, said the parents era before independence, the girls wear this Huting Yeast Ulos as everyday clothes chest wound (Hoba-hoba), and then used as a scarf parents when travel.
X. Ulos Sibolang Rasta Pamontari, this Ulos if earlier times used for grief and joy, but in today's virtually sibolang mourning symbol, also used as Ulos Saput (who died adults who do not have a grandchild), and used as Ulos Tujung (Widow / widower who has not had a grandchild), and then on the event this Ulos sorrow most widely used by close family.
XI. Sibunga Umbasang and XI.Ulos Ulos Simpar, used as a scarf.
XII. Ulos Sitolu Tuho, Ulos was used as a headband or scarf women.
XIII. Ulos-suri Suri Ganjang, used as-Hande Hande margondang time, and used as by the Hula-hula to manggabe i borunya therefore also called Ulos gabe-gabe.
XIV. Ulos Yeast Harangan, use the same Pakko Yeast.
XV. Ulos Simarinjam side, used as a cloth, and is also equipped with Pinuncaan Ulos girded with traditional equipment Panjoloani the Batak as one person put it up front.
XVI. Yeast ulos Pakko, used as a blanket in the past and the introduction of women are from rich families take two yeast for the blankets that are used everyday, and if it was also the old died later after going awash Yeast wear plus other disebit Ulos Yeast because it colors Pakko black like Pakko.
XVII. Ulos Tumtuman, used as ropes that pattern and use the first child of hasuhutan.
XVIII. Ulos tutur-tutur, used as the ropes and as-Hande Hande often given by parents as Parompa to his grandson. Thus the type and function of this Ulos, called the introduction of identity according to the Batak culture and ancestral lands, and known from the Batak people who disandangnya Ulos, even from Tortornya sian na Tungkot. HORAS (Long Life)
