Burma tribal textile Khami Chin chest cover e. 20th c

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #769774

A tribal textile used as chest covering for dances from Burma Khumi tribe, early 20th century. This piece have a repeated pattern with two through running stripes of a different color. I personally picked up this textile nearly 10 years ago in the Rakhine state in the old city Mrauk U that is a very old capital of Arakan/Rakhine state close to the border of Bangladesh. I visited this remote place nearly 10 years ago and was able to select and cherry-pick some of these wonderful tightly double-wo... Click for details

Burma tribal textile Khami Chin chest cover e. 20th c

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #768590

A tribal textile used as chest covering for dances from Burma Khumi tribe, early 20th century. This particular piece is very special and very rare as it is wowen as a sampler with varying pattern all over the piece. Normal pieces have a repeated pattern. I personally picked up this textile nearly 10 years ago in the Rakhine state in the old city Mrauk U that is a very old capital of Arakan/Rakhine state close to the border of Bangladesh. I visited this remote place nearly 10 years ago and was ab... Click for details

Burmese tribal textile Khami Chin chest cover e. 20th c

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #767805

A tribal textile used as chest covering for dances from Burma Khumi tribe, early 20th century. This particular piece is very special and very rare as it is wowen as a sampler with varying pattern all over the piece. Normal pieces have a repeated pattern. I personally picked up this textile nearly 10 years ago in the Rakhine state in the old city Mrauk U that is a very old capital of Arakan/Rakhine state close to the border of Bangladesh. I visited this remote place nearly 10 years ago and was ab... Click for details

Tibetan Silk Textile Thangka Painting of Buddha

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #755901
1481

Tibetan Silk Textile Thangka Painting of Seated Buddha, circa 1890. Buddha in flowing robes and surrounded by smaller deities, mountains and streams. In excellent condition. 36" x 33"

Tampan Sumatra ceremonial cloth (red ship)

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #750550
TRK 397

A very large size Tampan ceremonial cloth or well known as Ship cloth from Lampung south sumatra Indonesia, decorated with ship and human figure in red color, this cloth used for ceremonial occasion such as marriage, initiation in to adult hood, birth or death ceremonies, the production of this cloth has been stop since early 20th century. late 19th to early 20th century cloth.
Very Good condition with small holes re... Click for details

Tampan Sumatra ceremonial cloth (very large)

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #750533
TRK 396

A very large size Tampan ceremonial cloth or well known as Ship cloth from Lampung south sumatra Indonesia, decorated with a very large mythical animal motif in blue and red colors, this cloth used for ceremonial occasion such as marriage, initiation in to adult hood, birth or death ceremonies, the production of this cloth has been stop since early 20th century. late 19th to early 20th century cloth.
Very Good condit... Click for details

Iban bidang

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #739757
1786

Exceptionally fine and rare Iban woman’s skirt with “lintah betgam” - leeches swallowing each and bamboo shoot pattern. Circa 1920, this piece has a bold design woven from all handspun cotton and natural dyes with the occasional indigo highlight. There is one small hole in the skirt (1cm x 3mm) however the rest of the textile is outstanding condition with a completely intact selvedge. L: 116cm/ 45.8in and W: 46.5cm/18.2in. It should be noted that Iban weavings are one of the few w... Click for details

Iban bidang

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #739750
1784

Good Iban woman’s skirt with “eyes of the green pigeon” pattern and hawks flying above the forest canopy, circa 1920s, composed of all natural dyes and handspun thread. There are the inevitable few pin holes and one very minor fray one side This piece is composed of all handspun thread and vegetable dyes. L: 104cm/41in and W: 55cm/21.7in. It should be noted that Iban weavings are one of the few well documented textile groups in Southeast Asia, and all the symbols in them have a strong conne... Click for details

Iban bidang

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #739341
1779

Good Iban women’s skirt with all handspun thread and natural dyes. This piece is quite old possibly late 19th century and was purchased from the museum shop at the Sarawak National Museum in Kuching. The pattern consists of spiders bordered by large lattice tangkong creepers with birds and bamboo shoots. The dye has faded in a few patches which may be noted in enlargements well as a few frays on the selvedge and small holes but nothing major. L: 115cm/45in and W: 53cm/22.8in. It should b... Click for details

Iban bidang

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #739339
1778

Fine Iban women’s skirt with all handspun thread and natural dyes with indigo highlights. A difficult pattern to decipher other than it has a centipede border, lots of interesting little symbols in this piece. A few small holes and selvedge frays but nothing major, circa 1920s. L: 108cm/42.5in and W: 55cm/21.8in. It should be noted that Iban weavings are one of the few well documented textile groups in Southeast Asia, and all the symbols in them have a strong connection between the spiritual... Click for details