Pasisir is the Malay word referring to all inhabitants of the greater Indonesian littoral that share some common cultural features and a sea trade economy. With respect to ritual cloths of Lampung, south Sumatra, known as tampans, the term is used to distinguish between the textiles of the highland interior, darat, and those of the coastline of south Sumatra. There is a distinct difference in style and iconography, with the ritual cloths of the interior displaying frontal animistic images associated with what art historians term Neolithic Period style of art and a later Indianized approach that was more narrative and tableau like. This piece shows three ships carrying ancestral passengers and foliage referencing Trees of Life. It was woven in such a way that when placed over an offering bowl, the boats would hang in correct orientation, with one on top for the ancestors to look down on it.