Embroidering the “Kain Tapis” using gold threads in West Lampung, Sumatra
Culture become an interesting challenge. There are many pictures and I had to choose some appropriate.
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In the Javanese culture, there are two types of Gunungan. The first one is a Gunungan that is a part of the shadow puppet which shaped a mountain image and its contents. It is also called Kayon, derived from the word kayun (a Javanese word “concept”) which means the source of all nature of life with its good and bad properties. this Gunungan contains a high philosophical doctrine, that is the doctrine of wisdom.
Cloth of Tapis is a typical cloth of Lampung. It is made of woven cotton yarn embroidered with gold or silver thread, with floral or fauna motifs. Cloth of Tapis generally used in religious ceremonies, even it is treated as a family heirloom. (more…)
