Title
Ceremonial hanging
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Lampung, South Sumatra
Dimension
Object size: L258 x W46.5 cm
Accession No.
1997-04499
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
This large ceremonial hanging, known as ‘palepai’, is decorated with supplementary weft technique. It features two rows of female figures in blue and red alternately, wearing the buffalo horn headdress, known as the ‘siger’, which represents the unmarried marital status. Palepai were hung at ceremonies of the life-cycle such as such as initiation into adulthood, weddings and funerals. They were specific to the Paminggir people in the coastal area of South Lampung, and were the prerogative of the aristocrats.
