History of Woven Tapis Lampung

Woven Tapis is one of the traditional crafts people align their lives Lampung in both the environment and the Creator of the Universe. Since the emergence of Tapis cloth is taken through the stages that lead to perfection time tenunnya techniques, and ways of providing decoration in accordance with the cultural development of society. According to Van der Hoop stated that the Brocade weaving Lampung has called bin (Handsome) and fabric Pelepai since the second century BC. This is the hook motifs and female friend (Key and rhomboid shape), trees and buildings containing the life of the human spirit that has died. There is also a motif of animals, sun, moon and jasmine. Also known as a terraced woven filter fabric, embroidered with white silk thread called Woven Tapestry Inuh. Ornaments found in Lampung woven fabric also has elements in common with decoration in other areas. This is evident from the influence of the elements that are taradisi Neolithic are found in Indonesia. Introduction of Islam in Lampung, it also enriches the development of this filter craft. Although the new element has been influential, old elements are retained. Lack of communication and traffic between the islands of Indonesia are allowing people to develop a maritime network. World maritime or nautical-called era had begun to develop since the days of the Hindu Indonesia and achieve glory in the growth and development of Islamic kingdoms between the years 1500-1700.

Starting from a historical background, the creator of the imagination and creations of artists clearly influenced creations take ideas in everyday life that goes around the artist in which he lived. Using cruise transportation time and nature of the marine environment has given the idea of ​​using decorative motifs on fabrics ship. Variety ship motif on the cloth shows the diversity of forms of vessels and construction vessels used. In its development, not all tribes Tapis Lampung use as a means of survival supplies. Commonly known Lampung tribe producing and developing Tapestry weaving is a habitual Pepadun Lampung tribe.

Materials and Equipment Weaving Tapis Lampung

Material Tapis Lampung: Lampung filter fabric that is woven on a traditional craft communities Lampung is made from cotton yarn and gold thread. Yarn cotton yarn is derived from cotton material and is used as a raw material in the manufacture of filter fabric, while the gold thread used to make decorative embroidery on the filter with the system. In 1950, the craftsmen still use the filter material itself the result of processing, especially for woven material. Processing process using the belt system, while the use of gold thread has been known for a long time.

Raw materials include:
• cotton used to make yarn.
• silkworm cocoons to make silk threads.
• Pantis / wax honeycomb to stretch the yarn.
• Root citronella for preservatives thread.
• Betel leaves to make the fabric the color does not fade.
• Fruit matchmaker, henna leaves, bark kejal for red dye.
• greeting bark, bark rambutan for black dye.
• Skin kalit mahogany or durian wood for brown dye.
• deduku fruit or leaves talom for blue dye.
• Turmeric and whiting for yellow dye.
At this time the above mentioned materials are rarely used anymore, because of substitute materials above has been heavily traded in the market. Equipment Weaving tapis Fabric: The process of weaving tapis lampung use the equipment as follows:
• Sesang a tool for preparing yarn before being mounted on a loom.
• Mattakh a tool for weaving cloth filter consisting of the

Tools:
• Terikan (thread rolling tool)
• Cacap (a tool to put the tools mettakh)
• Belida (a tool to tighten the thread)
• Kusuran (a tool to compose separate threads and yarns)
• Chic (a tool to hold the stretch yarns and woven roll)
• Guyun (tool to manage threads)
• Ijan or Peneken (alimony feet weaver)
• Sekeli (a tool to spot weft yarn, the yarn is entered transverse)
• Terupong / Binoculars (tool to insert the weft to weave)
• divan (back brace weaver)
• Tekang a tool to stretch the fabric when embroidering gold threads.
The authors hope the information above can add insight.