A tampan (ritual cloth) made by Paminggir people in the interior provinces of Lampung in Sumatra. Designs include mythical beasts, ships and possible ancestor figures.
Acquisition
Accession
2026.4
Source or Donor
Ian McCabe
Credit Line
Gift of Ian and June McCabe
Made/Created
Artist
Unknown Maker
Time Period
19th Century
Textile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Supplementary-weft Patterning
Ethnography
Cultural Region
Province
Lampung
Island
Sumatra
Country
Indonesia
Dimensions
Width
86 cm
Length
90 cm
Material
Cotton
Provenance
Notes
Purchased by Ian McCabe from a dealer in Jakarta in 1977-79
