Title
Headdress
Year/Period
19th century
Region
Lampung, South Sumatra
Dimension
Object size: 18.5 x 36.0 x 24.0 cm
Accession No.
2002-00603
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Edmond Chin
This headdress, known as a 'siger', comes from the Lampung people in South Sumatra. It has been suggested that the head ornaments of Sumatra are one of the most elaborate in Southeast Asia. In Lampung, there are bridal crowns that turn up at the two sides to resemble buffalo horns. In Palembang, unmarried girls wore gilded combs which are embellished with ornaments in silver or gold that quaver at the slightest motion.
