Knickers from gold plates is similar to cupeng and Badong was Jempang in Aceh.Southeast Maluku royal heritage artifacts are relics of the past that one of its functions for the antidote affair. So aside as cultural objects, also showed that women have got special attention for a long time.
Cupeng, Badong, and Jempang. The three collections of the National Museum is located in Jakarta, the trio also made of gold.
Cupeng is sort of pants padlocked or locked. This term is known in Aceh. At first cupeng a ceremonial objects used by children little woman. Its function is as a cover sex. Shaped like a heart, and installation tied with threads on the child's abdomen. One of the famous artifacts made from 22 carat gold, measuring 6.5 cm high and 5.8 cm wide.
Gold Cupeng commonly used by respectable people. Artifacts are carved, decorated with motifs tread edges starlings, the middle row floral lotus flower surrounded titled four strands in the form of a rhombus. The middle of the flower was red Jakut bermatakan.
According to old tradition, cupeng should be worn by young girls aged two to five years. Or used when children begin to run until the child begins wearing smart holster itself. They believe, cupeng an antidote to evil spirits. In the first usage, thread worn first granted spells or incantations by a shaman.
Besides Indonesia, cupeng known in Peninsular Malaysia. There called caping. Allegedly, the hat was introduced to Southeast Asia by Indian merchants in the heyday of the kingdom of Srivijaya, from the 7th century until the 12th. In Malaysia the hat is very popular in the north, south, and east coast of Malaysia. While in Indonesia cupeng widely used by people around the east coast of Sumatra Malays, Dayaks, Bugis, Makassar and Aceh.
Badong
Almost similar to cupeng is Badong. Badong is jewelry for women noble or revered figures. Its use cloth placed outside, right in front of the female genitals. Badong is a symbol for women who have married and my husband used when they are fighting or are outside the house. Badong is also used by the hermits or priestess. That is to resist the temptation to be forever not having sex with the opposite sex.
Badong made of gold is found in the Madison area, is likely to come from the Majapahit ke-14/15 century. A unique, Badong surface decorated with the story of Sri Tanjung, a holy woman who was accused of cheating by her husband, Sidapaksa, and then killed. But one day come in handy Goddess Durga Sri Tanjung by providing a "gajamina" (elephant fish) to cross the river of the underworld to heaven as a reward for her chastity.
Jempang
Similar to cupeng and Badong was Jempang. Artifacts found in Gowa, South Sulawesi. Jempang is also a woman's pubic coverings, are everyday clothes for young girls of the nobility. The three artifacts are a relic of the past that one of its functions for the antidote affair. So aside as cultural objects, also showed that women have got special attention for a long time
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