Koepiah men-keutob (English: “Specific head covering of Acehnese chiefs”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Specific head covering of Acehnese chiefs; woven from differently colored cloth cut into 1 cm squares then rolled and built up.
Translation
Specific head covering of Acehnese chiefs
Description
Specific head covering of Acehnese chiefs; woven from differently colored cloth cut into 1 cm squares then rolled and built up. Increasingly falling into disuse. Also koepiahs woven from arenpalm fiber, mainly worn by old men.
Significance
The term Koepiah men-keutob is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.