Sumatran Lampung Tampan Ship Cloth bathingclogs this finely woven piece showcases

this finely woven piece showcases the Chancay civilization’s mastery of gauze weaving

Such masks were traditionally worn during dry-season dance performances and important initiation ceremonies

Medieval Period

function as communal kitchen houses for cooking

Finnish private collection

Sumatran Lampung Tampan Ship Cloth bathingclogs this finely woven piece showcasesAbung, Pubian, or Paminggir People, c. 18501880 AD, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia A superb ceremonial textile (tampan) from the Lampung region of southern Sumatra, masterfully woven with finely detailed human figures, mythical creatures, and ancestral shrines. The architectural form depicted likely represents the rumah poyangancestor houses built as memorialscharacterized by pole supported frames with towering conical roofs. The multi tiered composition