Ceremonial Cloth (Tampan)
Name/Title
Ceremonial Cloth (Tampan)Entry/Object ID
2022.1.2Description
Tampan are small square-shaped cloths that were exchanged during important rites of passage in Lampung area. They are used for display as well as covering for offerings and gifts during wedding, funerals and other rituals. This tampan shows bird design and abstract geometric patterns in supplementary weft patterning.Acquisition
Accession
2022.1Source or Donor
Helena HernmarckCredit Line
Gift of Helena Hernmarck in memory of Mary KahlenbergMade/Created
Artist
Unknown MakerTextile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Supplementary-weft PatterningEthnography
Cultural Region
Province
LampungIsland
SumatraCountry
IndonesiaCulture/Tribe
Lampung