Title
Tooth filing stand
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Indonesia - South Sumatra - Lampung
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 21.3 x 51.3 x 6.9 cm
Accession No.
2018-00955
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the City of Delft, Netherlands
In Lampung, when children reach marriageable age, the people file their teeth to sharp points – a traditional mark of beauty. The process is considered a rite of passage to adulthood. Known as 'sihung' these tooth filing stands are gendered with the male examples such as this one being much more elaborate. Examples like were probably the property of high status families or clans.
