Partie d'un vêtement cérémoniel "tapis"

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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.

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Littérature comparée

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

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