Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Indonesia
Creation Place:
Lampung
Creation Place:
Sumatra
Title:
Textile; tampan; gift wrapping. Indonesia
Materials:
embroidered
Materials:
cotton cloth
Materials:
cotton thread
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
62.3 cm by 6.1 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X83.248
Subject:
- symmetrical counted stitch checkers
- embroidered cotton cloth cotton thread fabric
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
Eight-inch square embroidered with cotton floss. Design is symmetrical, done in counted stitch style, predominantly satin and running stitches. Entire tampan is backed by a piece of cotton with a checker cloth boarder. See entry for X76.1365 for background information on "tampan" and "pelepai" textiles from Lampung, Sumatra.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft4g50063 t

Textile; tampan; gift wrapping. Indonesia