Lambajöng (English: “Dark purple color in ikat”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Characteristic dark purple color of antique Acehnese kain (textile), typically interwoven with silver thread.
Translation
Dark purple color in ikat
Description
Characteristic dark purple color of antique Acehnese kain (textile), typically interwoven with silver thread.
Significance
The term Lambajöng 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. —.