“While most Indonesian sow-back combs… are found in Lampung and are usually referred to as Lampung combs, it appears that they were manufactured in West Sumatra by the Minangkabau who excelled in this work” (Bruce W. Carpenter, Ethnic Jewellery from Indonesia
A nice generous piece, 13 cm high and 13.5 cm wide. We acquired it in 2014, so it is not shown in Truus Daalder’s Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment, which was published in 2009, although that contains another – but different – example on p. 182. There seems to be uncertainty about the meaning of the… Continue Reading
Called a pa sangko, lengkar suon, this crown is normally surmounted by sprays of gold tinsel leaves. It is worn by brides in South Sumatra, Bengkulu, and Lampung, Indonesia, and also used for dancing by young girls. See, for the type, Richter-Carpenter’s splendid and informative book Gold Jewellery of the Indonesian Archipelago, pp. 268-9. Continue Reading