Why buying original handmade Ikat not the one made in factory

Mostly ikat in NTT is hand made by women in the village, many of them doing that is not only to provide clothing for family but make as a property of family. My grandma was made for every single woman in our family for all her daughter, daughter in law and grand daughter, other than that she made ikat as a gift that family might need during custom ceremony in the village so when someone married or passed away in other family then my grandparents can used that as a gift to help those who has that occasion. My grand parents as many family in Flores and NTT wasn't come from rich family but the passion of helping others is really big in every person in society. They don't have money to donate to help other who will have children get married or a member of family passed away so they used ikat as value too to share or donate to others.

Motive of ikat is depend on family or tribe history, those who had their own pattern comes from family and tribe can not make or copy others pattern, they are believe if their producing other pattern it will bring bad thing for family and the person who make that. Ikat is part of culture they need special ceremony before create one sheet of ikat fabric.     

There are many of ikat now you can find cheaper out in the market easily, but when you see the motive pattern it doesn't have special story behind it, just abstract and look a like original ikat.

Now days ikat use to help family financial, Ikat used as a product that can producing money to help family send their kid out of village to have better education, better work and better future. 

Making ikat is not easy, it takes days to have 1 piece of ikat for size around 1x2 meter, that is why ikat is expensive and that is why when we buy ikat made in big factory to give a big profit to company which is that ikat will look just same like regular fabric except for the pattern it means one family might have hard time to provide food on their table or some kid has to stop continuing their school because they don't have enough money to continue it. The motive of pattern every single tribe is their heritage, is their property, when those ladies who might never feel school can understand why they are not suppose stealing or using others tribe motive why as educated person we would do that. 

Lets just buying original ikat to support a lady who provide food on their family dining table 

Products from original ikat that you can find in ETSY

https://www.etsy.com/listing/190353033/ethnic-jacket-made-from-ikat-woven-hand?ref=listing-shop-header-0

https://www.etsy.com/listing/190351038/ethnic-jacket-made-from-ikat-woven-hand?ref=listing-1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/190423434/ethnic-jacket-made-from-ikat-woven-hand?ref=listing-6