Paminggir people
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area, Possibly Kota Agung
Ceremonial Textile (Tampan)
INV-1802
Paminggir people
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area, Possibly Kota AgungLate 19th century
Ceremonial Textile (Tampan)
Paminggir people Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung area, Possibly Kota Agung →indonesiantextileweaving
Date
Late 19th century
Medium
Four panels joined; cotton, gilt-metal strip, silvered-paper-strip wrapped silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning and brocading wefts; stitched together with pineapple fiber
Dimensions
75.2 × 240.7 cm (29 5/8 × 94 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of E. M. Bakwin Indonesian Textile Collection
Ceremonial textiles like this one—called tampan—were used in rites of passage and as wrappings for ritual gift exchanges. The images of ships that appear on these fabrics were considered symbolic of transitions, evoking vessels that ensured safe conduct from one phase of life to the next. This example features depictions of a European ship, rather than one that would have been used in the region; the reason for this unusual choice is unknown.
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