Title
Dompet with Pomegranate and Mango Designs
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Indonesia
Material
Velvet, glass seed beads
Dimension
Object size: 10.3 x 19.5 cm
Accession No.
2016-00420
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
NLB Type
Costume
This dompet has a unique semi-circular shape quite unlike other envelope purses. The front flap is adorned with a fully beaded bouquet of flowers and what is possibly a pomegranate, a symbol of fertility. The flap opens to reveal a cluster of flowers and mango fruits. This dompet is also embroidered with gold thread in a style known as tekad timbol. Tekad timbol was not only practised by the Peranakans but also by the Malays, for whom it was better known as tekat.
