The end section of a Batak ragidup cloth. The most sacred of Batak cloths; ragidup; literally meaning 鈥榩attern of life'; are used in ceremonial gift exchanges. When a woman is seven months pregnant with her first child; her parents present her with a ragidup 鈥榮oul cloth'; the designs telling her future destiny. Country of Origin: Indonesia. Culture: Toba Batak. Date / Period: 20th C. Place of Origin: Northern Sumatra. Material Size: Cotton.