Modern Lampung Tapis Designs

Best art design tapis from lampung, Indonesia.

Tapis is one of the traditional crafts people align their lives Lampung in both the environment and the Creator of the Universe. Since the emergence of Tapis cloth is taken through the stages that lead to perfection time tenunnya techniques, and ways of providing decoration in accordance with the cultural development of society. According to Van der Hoop stated that the Brocade weaving Lampung has called bin (Handsome) and fabric Pelepai since the second century BC. This is the hook motifs and female friend (Key and rhomboid shape), trees and buildings containing the life of the human spirit that has died. There is also a motif of animals, sun, moon and jasmine. Also known as a terraced woven filter fabric, embroidered with white silk thread called Woven Tapestry Inuh. Ornaments found in Lampung woven fabric also has elements in common with decoration in other areas. This is evident from the influence of the elements that are taradisi Neolithic are found in Indonesia. Introduction of Islam in Lampung, it also enriches the development of this filter craft. Although the new element has been influential, old elements are retained. Lack of communication and traffic between the islands of Indonesia are allowing people to develop a maritime network. World maritime or nautical-called era had begun to develop since the days of the Hindu Indonesia and achieve glory in the growth and development of Islamic kingdoms between the years 1500-1700.

Tapis Lampung there are so many kinds, one of which was the famous Tapestry gloves and many more that others in good shape fabric dress model, kebaya, and so forth. According to Van der Hoop stated that the Lampung have been weaving brocade fabric called Tray (Handsome) and fabric since the second century BC Pelepai.