Iranti Wondu Hewul Pengarang SEBASTIANUS FERNANDEZ Dosen Pembimbing 1 Marcelinus Akoli Dosen Pembimbing 2 Sebastianus Fernandez Penguji 1 Yosep B. Kroon Ketua Penguji Marcelinus Akoli, S.Pd., M.Ling Penguji 2

This research is motivated by the researcher’s interest in using East Sumba's ikat weaving as a research object because Sumba’s traditional fabrics record and store various forms and meanings of the views of the people of East Sumba, which are manifested, expressed, and realized in visible forms through the medium of Sumba woven fabric. The purpose of this research is to understand the symbolic form and meaning of each motif in the ikat weaving of the East Sumba people. The research method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive research method with Charles Sanders Pierce’s semiotic theory. This study reveals the forms and meanings of connotations, denotations, and myths in the symbols of East Sumba ikat fabric, while the data collection techniques used in this study are interviews, observations, and picture taking. The results of the study show that the symbols used in East Sumba tie weaving serve to remind or depict events from the past, as well as to represent the customs or cultural life of the people of East Sumba. The meaning contained in the East Sumba ikat weaving is to reveal the teachings and concepts of the East Sumba society regarding the existence of ancestors as supernatural forces that determine the existence of their lives as humans, as well as their society or ethnic groups. Keywords: Forms, Symbol, Tie Weaving