Part of ceremonial garment "tapis" ·  Indonesia - Sumatra, Lampung · ID: 3045513

Description

two-part, cotton, hand-woven, silk embroidery, sequins,
“Tapis” begin as a large rectangle made of two woven cotton panels, as seen here. It is then sewn together to form a tubular skirt (“sarong”). Along with a matching jacket, “tapis” were the ceremonial attire of unmarried women who were required to make them before marriage.

As lavish ceremonial textiles, “tapis” are a symbol of the social status of the wearer and her family.

The object Part of ceremonial garment “tapis” with the object ID 3045513 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 13 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.

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Comparing literature

Barnes, Ruth & Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, Five centuries of Indonesian Textiles, Munich 2010, p. 69 ff