Title
Tubeskirt
Year/Period
First half of the 20th century
Region
Lampung, south Sumatra, Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 120.0 x 108.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-01036
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the City of Delft, Netherlands
This tubeskirt or tapis worn on ceremonial occasions, is an example of embroidered decoration exemplified by the Abung people of Lampung. Noblewomen, in particular, dedicated efforts to embellish un-patterned textiles with gold thread, beads, shells or sequins which would sparkle against the deeper textile colours. This example incorporates the eight-point star and cruciform motifs,combined with the vines and flower buds denoting the border.
