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Loading... Wearing wealth and styling identity : tapis from Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia (edition 2009)by Mary-Louise Totton
Work InformationWearing Wealth and Styling Identity: Tapis from Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia by Mary-Louise Totton
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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 appliquéd 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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)746.09598The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Textile artsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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