Part of ceremonial garment "tapis" · Indonesia - Sumatra, Lampung · ID: 3045513
sold
EUR 350
Size
M: 119 cm x 123 cm
M: 46.9 inch x 48.4 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Barnes, Ruth & Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, Five centuries of Indonesian Textiles, Munich 2010, p. 69 ff