Lampung ceremonial cloth (Kain Tampan)

Unknown1920

Unit Pengelola Museum Seni
Jakarta, Indonesia

This woven "Kain Tampan" comes from Kroe area in Lampung, South Sumatra. Zigzag and symmetrical motifs on the cloth commonly used for for food covering during ceremony.

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Title: Lampung ceremonial cloth (Kain Tampan)
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1920, 1901/2000
Physical Dimensions: 42 x 40 cm
Provenance: Received as gift from Drs. Yusuf Effendy
Type: Weaving
Medium: Cotton plain weave, silk and metallic thread supplementary thread patterning

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