Seupoh (English: “Gold filigree/soesa work”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Acehnese gold/silver smithing technique using soesa (gold wire/thread); Chinese smiths cannot master it.
Translation
Gold filigree/soesa work
Description
Acehnese gold/silver smithing technique using soesa (gold wire/thread); Chinese smiths cannot master it.
Significance
The term Seupoh 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. —.