Sumatra Tree of Life Tampan
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Tree of Life Tampan

Kalianda, Lampung, Sumatra

Cotton; supplementary weft

19th Century

17x15.5 in/ 43x39 cm


A unique Pohon Hidup Tree of Life rising from a classic ship with elephants on deck and ancestors and birds in the branches, this piece features iconography normally only found in the finest of royal ship cloths known as palepai.