Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; tampan; gift wrapping. Indonesia

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/ft4g50063t