Ceremonial Cloth (Tampan) | Yale University Art Gallery

18th century

On view, 3rd floor, Indo-Pacific Art

This type of cloth was used to cover food on ceremonial occasions, whether feasts or weddings. The motifs on such textiles differ, but most prominent are representations of ships, usually alongside banqueting or ritual scenes. Here, the sea below is inhabited by aquatic creatures, while birds or winged creatures fly through the sky above.

Medium: Cotton; supplementary weft
Dimensions: 33 1/16 × 29 15/16 in. (84 × 76 cm)
Credit Line: Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus Collection, Promised gift of Thomas Jaffe, B.A. 1971
Loan number: ILE2006.4.118
Geography: Made in Lampung Pasisir, Sumatra, Indonesia
Culture: Lampung
Classification: Textiles
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Provenance

Ex-collection: Robert J. Holmgren and Anita E. Spertus, New York. First Known Collector: Friend

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

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