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Collections

Ceremonial Textile (Tampan)late 19th century

Not on view
Nearly square woven textile with brick-red and cream supplementary weft patterning, featuring stylized vertical figural and architectural forms in a dense geometric field with zigzag and diamond borders and fringe edges

Unknown, Ceremonial Textile (Tampan), late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ceremonial Textile (Tampan)
Culture
Pasisir people
Place Made
Indonesia, South Sumatra, Lampung
Date Made
late 19th century
Medium
Cotton plain weave and supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
24 x 25 in. (60.96 x 63.5 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.73.73.8
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Textile Traditions of Indonesia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.