Lampung Tapis This piece measures 48” x

This piece measures 48” x 46” if the side seam is opened

During the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 Phulkari work almost disappeared completely

In very good condition with a 1

There is a text on one hem which is illegible but may have been in the Sungkai dialect

Lampung Tapis This piece measures 48” xThe Lampung tapis was an expression of affluence, fashion and status. Hand woven cotton ground in caramel, brick red and black stripes hand dyed with natural organic dyes. Grounds were always horizontally striped to add additional layers as in this case of gold wrapped thread in pyramid like shapes. This tapis has further significance as it also has a message embroidered in elaborate gold lettering. Written in an old Lampung dialect these messages