Gayo Lues is aregency that still preserves cultural customs in everyday life and upholds the traditions of their ancestors. The majority of the Gayo people are farmers. They process natural products such as prickly pandan leaves into a product called tape. Tape is used as a wrapper and a rice. The purpose of this study is to determine the function, types, and motifs of tape. The benefits of this research serve as an effort to preserve local culture, and an effort to preserve ancestral heritage for the future. This study used a qualitative descriptive method to describe the importance of local culture. Sociological observation, theoretical and cultural analysis based on intensive field research. Based on the field researchresults, tape has several functions. First, tape is used as rice wrappers, envelopes for invitations to traditional events and as a container to store plain flour that is served to newlyweds at weddings. Second, there are three forms of tape in general, namely ucak, kul and dere. Third, tape has various motifs called sesiku, matapat, bunge terong and special motifs such as bebalun which is only used as a substitute for invitation letters. Tape bebalun is perceived as a symbol of luxury and respect among the Gayo community. This can be seen from the use of tape to invite close relatives to attend traditional events in Gayo. The role of tape in the Gayo is very important because it is an identity and symbol of the Gayo community's customs.