Title
Tubeskirt
Year/Period
about 1900
Region
Lampung, south Sumatra, Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 118.0 x 114.0 cm
Accession No.
2018-01041
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. J. Th. Lans. Presented to the ACM by the City of Delft, Netherlands
This tubeskirt or tapis tapis, worn by women, demonstrates the affinity of the Abung people for gold embroidery and ornamentation with sequins. On a richly coloured backdrop, vegetal scrolls border and mark the middle of this tapis while the sequins surround the scrolls and add a textural dimension. These scrolls were increasingly seen on the Abung’s textiles as they converted to Islam, which placed importance on moderating figural representations.
