Timor

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Scope note
Refers to the style developed in the island region of Timor which later spread to various parts of Indonesia. The style is driven by territorial expansion, Portuguese colonialism, and a maritime trading culture. The style features traditional batik crafts, relief carvings, and jewelry designs of chest ornaments, modesty plates (badong or cupeng), headdresses comprised of gold repoussé, and gilded bracelets. Popular motifs in jewelry design and relief carvings are the boat symbol, the snake, and the buffalo horn, signifying rank and lineage. Wood carving and drawing designs in the style feature scroll and curvilinear shapes emphasized through the use of white chalk rubbed into incision and various Portuguese designs.
Timor
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024