Wearing Wealth and Styling Identity: Tapis from Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Department
Art
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
Located between the two maritime routes connecing East and West Asia, Sumatra, the fabled Isle of Gold, was for centuries the source for much of the world's pepper. In the southern tip of Sumatra, the peoples of Lampung, or "Pepperland," poured the profits of their trade into ceremonial materials and adornments. The ornate tubular sarongs known as tapis were hand-woven from cotton and silk threads, colored with ancestral dye recipes, embellished with gold- and silver-wrapped threads, embroidered with silk or pineapple fiber threads, and appliqued with mirrors and mica. These sumptuous garments communicated a family's global contacts, social station, and clan identity. Mary-Louise Totton writes about the history, materials and techniques, content and imagery, and present-day contexts of these extraordinary textiles.
Call number in WMU's library
TS1413.I55 T67 2009 (Waldo Library, WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
978-0944722374
Publication Date
2009
Publisher
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
City
Hanover, N.H.
Keywords
Textile design, Lampung, Indonesia, Social life and customs
Disciplines
Art and Design
Recommended Citation
Totton, Mary Louise, "Wearing Wealth and Styling Identity: Tapis from Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia" (2009). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 127.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/127