Showing posts with label Lampung. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lampung. Show all posts

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Tapis Cloth

Tapis or Tapestry is women's wear fabrics Lampung shaped sheath made of woven fabrics of cotton yarn with a pattern or decoration materials toothpick, floss with silver or gold thread embroidery system (Lampung; "Cucuk").

Thus is the Tapis Lampung is the weaving of cotton yarn with a pattern, silver or gold thread and a distinctive tribal clothing Lampung. This type of weaving is usually used on the waist to the bottom of the form of gloves made from cotton yarn with natural motifs such as motifs, flora and fauna are embroidered with gold thread and silver thread.

Tapis Lampung including traditional Crafts for equipment used in making the basic fabric and motifs hiasnya still simple and done by craftsmen. These handicrafts made by women, both housewives and girls (muli-muli) which was originally to fill his spare time in order to meet the demands of tradition, which is considered sacred. Tapestry fabrics currently produced by craftsmen with ornamentation varied as commodity items that have a sufficiently high economic value.

Tapestry fabric is one kind of traditional crafts people of Lampung in aligning his life both to the environment and the Creator of the Universe. Hence the emergence of Tapestry fabric is taken through the stages that lead to the perfection of time tenunnya techniques, and ways of providing decoration in accordance with the cultural development of society.

According to Van der Hoop Lampung mentioned that people have been weaving brocade fabric called bin (handsome) and cloths Pelepai since the second century BC. This is a motif fabric hooks and female friend (Key and rhomboid shape), tree of life and the building containing the human spirit that has died. There is also an animal motifs, sun, moon and jasmine. Also known as woven cloth filter that rise, embroidered with white silk thread, called Woven Tapestry Inuh.

Ornaments found in Lampung woven fabric also has the same elements with ornaments in other areas. This can be seen from the elements that influence taradisi Neolithikum indeed commonly found in Indonesia.

Introduction of Islam in Lampung, it also enriches the development of the craft this filter. Although new elements have been influential, element of long retained.

Communication and traffic between the islands of Indonesia is allowing its inhabitants to develop a maritime network. World maritime or nautical-called era had begun to develop since the time of the Hindu kingdom of Indonesia and achieve glory in its infancy and the development of Islamic kingdoms between the years 1500 to 1700.

Starting from this historical background, imagination and creative artists clearly influenced the creation creator who draws on ideas in everyday life that goes around the neighborhood where he lived artist. Use of the shipping time and the transportation of natural marine environment has given the idea of ​​using decorative motifs on fabric boats. Variety ship motif on the cloth indicates the existence of diversity of ships and ship construction are used.

 
Some types of fabric filters are commonly used by the people of Lampung and Lampung Pepadun Batin are:

Tapis Jung Sarat

Worn by the bride in traditional wedding ceremonies. Can also be used by a group of wives of older relatives who attended the ceremony took the title, the bride and muli cangget (dancing girls) at the ceremonies. Tapestry King Single
Used by the wife of the oldest relatives (tuho penyimbang) on ​​traditional marriage ceremonies, taking the title prince and Sutan.
In the area of ​​North Lampung Abung worn by girls in traditional ceremonies to attend.

Tapestry King Medal
Used by the wife of the oldest relatives (tuho penyimbang) at ceremonies such as: to marry a child, taking the title prince and Sutan.
In the area of ​​North Lampung Abung filter is used by the bride in traditional wedding ceremonies.

Sea Tapestry Andak
Used by muli cangget (dancing girls) on the custom event cangget. Children also used by Benulung (wife's sister) as a counterpoint to the ceremony as well as taking the title Sutan also used by daughter-in-making event Sutan title.

Tapis Balak
Used by a group of younger women and the wife was the daughter of a prince took the title at a ceremony taking title or in the ceremony to marry children. These filters can also be used by muli cangget (dancing girls) at the ceremonies.

Tapis Silung
Used by a group of parents belonging to close relatives marry in traditional ceremonies as a child, taking the title, circumcisions and others. Can also be used at pengarakan bride.

Sea Tapestry Linau
Used by relatives of wives belonging to distant relatives in attending the ceremonies. Used also by the bridesmaids at the wedding ceremony down shower and took the title of prince and worn also by the dancing girls (muli cangget). Tapis shoots shoots

Tapestry is used by the group ibu-ibu/para wife to attend the ceremonies.
In the area Menggala filter is also called the filter of custody, worn by women when attending ceremonies.

Tapis Cucuk Andak
Used by a group of family wife penyimbang (head of indigenous / tribal) who already holds Sutan in attending a marriage ceremony, taking his customary.
In North Lampung area filter is used by the bride in a traditional marriage ceremony.
In the area of ​​North Lampung Abung filter is used by mothers of a bridesmaid at the marriage ceremonies.



Tapis Limar Sekebar
Tapestry is used by the group attending a party in traditional wife and also used by the bridesmaids in traditional ceremonies.

Tapis Cucuk Edge
Used by a group of wives in attending a traditional feast and also used by the bridesmaids at the wedding customs.

Tapis Tuho
Tapestry is used by a wife whose husband is taking a degree Sutan. Also used by groups of parents (mepahao) who are taking title as well Sutan Sutan also used by wives in decision-degree relatives attended the ceremony that is close.

Tapis Agheng / areng
Used by a group of wives who've earned Sutan (her husband) at a ceremony pengarakan up pepadun / capture the title and also worn by brides as everyday clothing. Tapis Inuh
Fabric filter is generally used when attending ceremonies. This Tapestry comes from Krui, West Lampung.

Tapis Dewosano
In the area Menggala and Earth City, filter cloth is worn by the bride at the time of attending the ceremonies.

Tapestry Glass
Tapestry is used by women in attending the ceremonies. Can also be used by women in traditional ceremonies bridesmaids. Filters are in the area of ​​South Lampung Pardasuka worn by men during ceremonies.

Tapis Star
Tapis Star is worn by brides during ceremonies.

Tapis Cukkil Pawns
Tapestry fabric model is used by males when attending the ceremonies.

Silver Star Tapestry
These filters can be used in traditional ceremonies and from Menggala area, North Lampung.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Way Kambas National Park

In the east part of Central Lampung there is a nature reserve named “Way Kambas“ which covers 130.000 hectares areas. To achieve Way Kambas, an asphalted road is built. It takes 2 hours drive from Bandar Lampung. In nature reserve, there is the first elephant-training centre in Indonesia to train wild elephants which are capture from outside the area because they have disturbed the people's fields. It is estimated there are about 500 elephants in Lampung, 250 of them are in Way Kambas. 
In this nature reserve, we can also find other wild animal such as Sumateran tigers, bears, tapirs and other animals such as deer, wild pigs and 286 bird species. If we visit Way kambas, we can see the process of training wild elephants in the elephants training centre, an attraction of elephants are playing football, elephant safari, elephants are swimming and on certain occasions, we can also join catching the wild elephants and watch the elephants which are in the sexual mood which is very rarely found in the world.

According to Zoography, Way Kambas area included in oriental region. It is different than islands eastside of the Wallace line, either Sumatra or Way Kambas does not have endemic species treasures. There is just 15 species of endemic mammals and 20 species of bird. The existing animals in Way Kambas such as Sumateran Elephant, Sumateran rhino, Sumateran tiger, tapir, chevrotain, long tail apes, monkeys and several kind of bird like heron, parrot, and some else.

Way Kambas National Park is the area of raining forest that has 126.000 ha areas. And geographically is located between 4° 37 LS - 5° 16 LU and 105°54 BT, and the highest by 0 - 60 m dpl and the average of raindrops is about 2000 mm/year.

It is about 35 km from Sukadana city. It is easily accessible from Bandar Lampung or Sukadana.
It is well known throughout the countries, and it has some interested tourism object too, tourism such as: Elephant training centre, Way Kanan Resort, and Suaka Rhino Sumatera.

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Pekon Hujug Village, Exotic Rural Tourism

Pekon Hujung building filled with distinctively West Lampung. The originality of this architecture was so visitors get in touch with nature that is so fresh at the foot of Mount Pesagi beautiful. The authenticity of nature, ethnic culture, and architecture in Pekon Hujung the main attraction for tourists.

Starting in 2005, the village is used as the village a tourist destination. To support the project, West Lampung District Government to improve access roads so that four wheel drive vehicles can get into this area.

In addition, local governments are also planning to make a number of public houses as a home stay or temporary housing for travelers.Later this will be a home stay accommodation for those who need to rest.

 
Attractions in Pekon Hujung Belalau District, here are the highest mountain in the Mountain West Lampung Pesagi, where the mountain is used as ecotourism or nature tourism. Adventure tourists to climb to see the natural beauty and charming than the height of Mount West Lampung, Home stay here there is also equipped with adequate facilities.
Pekon Hujung building filled with distinctively West Lampung. The originality of this architecture is so we get in touch with nature that is so fresh and beautiful Pesagi feet.

The authenticity of nature, ethnic culture, and architecture Pekon Hujung the main attraction which could attract tourism actors. In fact, West Lampung was rich, not only with the Village of Lake Ranau Lombok or Banana Island with muli-muli knitter filter.

Because Hujung judged to have tourism potential, began in 2005, this village is socialized as a tourist destination village. To make this village as a tourist destination village, West Lampung District Government last year in order to access the road four wheel drive vehicles can enter this area.

To make this village as a tourist village, in the near future local government will also make a number of building societies as a home stay or a temporary shelter for travelers. Later this will be a home stay accommodation for those who need time off.
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