Antique rare Tausug male silk sash

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #704035
TSG001

A rare Tausug male silk sash (locally called “kambut”) from the Tausug people of southwestern Mindanao, Philippines, circa the early 20th century. The sash is in stepped diamond pattern in nucleated cruciform motifs, woven of naturally dyed purple, orange and cream colored silk. Stepped zigzags and cruciform motifs make up the border patterns. While the center diamond motifs are placed side by side in different colors, the patterning of the two end portions is varied by using same color diamon... Click for details

Antique Bagobo abaca beaded & embroidered pants

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #701924
BGB010

A Bagobo male abaca (banana plant fiber) twill woven short pants (locally called “saroar”) with beaded embroidery from the Bagobo people of south central Mindanao, Philippines circa early 20th century. Around the hem of the abaca pants is a 5.5-inch wide yellow and blue cotton appliqué (called “tutuk”), with rows of white and yellow-green fine beads and multi-colored thread embroidery in squiggle, zigzag, X and W patterns. In very good condition, the pants measure 42 inches around the buttocks a... Click for details

Rare antique Subanun abaca ikat tube skirt

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #701783
SBN001

A rare abaca (banana plant fiber) ikat tube skirt (locally called “pulaw”) from the Subanun people of northwestern Mindanao, Philippines circa the early 20th century. Two abaca ikat panels stitched selvedge to selvedge and end to end make up the tube skirt. Where the selvedges are joined is a beautiful white warp-float patterning of diamonds, chevrons and curls. The subtle arrangement of dark and light ikatted lines produces diamond patterns against a naturally dyed brick red ground. Measuring ... Click for details

Antique Bagobo blouse with mother-of-pearl platelets

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #701737
BGB009

A resplendent and stunning Bagobo heirloom blouse, possibly Bilaan, (called "umpak" in Bagobo or "albong" in Bilaan) from south central Mindanao, Philippines , circa the early 20th century. The blouse is made of blue commercial cotton cloth base, which is decorated almost entirely with mother-of-pearl platelets. The neckline, hemline and cuffs are embellished with multi-colored beads in diamond patterns. On the back neckline is a triangular motif called “pakpak” (wing of an eagle), which motif i... Click for details

Shaman's Coat: Red Yao Tribe of Northern Vietnam

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #663848
00127

A fine old shaman's coat from the Red Yao (pronounced 'dzao') tribe of Northern Vietnam, finely embroidered with the shaman's spirit helpers and symbols. Circa 1900. A rare and interesting item.

Rare Usap sacred cloth Sasak Lombok Indonesia

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #653687
TRK 139

A very Rare Usap sacred cloth from Sasak people Lombok island Indonesia, this sacred cloth only used for ceremonial occasion only, Very good condition, rare with red and blue colors. Early 20th century. Size: 24" / 61cm height, 23" / 59cm wide.

Iban ikat pua divided middle pattern early 1900s

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #627321
PK013

This is is a cotton ikat pua of the divided middle (“belumpong”) genre, finely-woven and of very high quality of workmanship, created by Ibans from the Kapit area in Sarawak, Borneo, circa the early 1900s. This design is variously labeled as “sempuyong Mata Hari”, or radiant sun, or moon, or shield pattern. A Borneo textile researcher narrates that this pattern was revealed in a dream to the wife of an Iban chief by the deity, Segadu, keeper of the key to the door of the heavens. The belumpong... Click for details

Chin silk textile

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #624064
1477

Very rare Northern Chin woman’s embroidered skirt circa 50 to 80 years old, Chin State, Burma. All hand woven in two panels with a silk warp and cotton weft. There is some minor fading in a few places but the condition and quality of the cloth is outstanding. Chin textiles are much under appreciated in the West due to the remoteness of their region as well as the subtle patterns which seem simple but are technically some of the most complex and intricate of any ethnic group in the wo... Click for details

Early 20th Century, Long Classical Laos Silk

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #613608
C4776

Classical laos silk, hand woven and hand dyed. This silk comes with the feeling of subtlety found only in old textiles.

Age: Laos, circa early 20th century
Measurement: Length 276 C.M. / Width 78 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degr... Click for details

Antique Indonesian Tampan Cloth

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #611589
CHG 595

Antique ethnographic tampan cloth from Indonesia (Western Sumatra). Note the different color arrangement. There is some wear and staining to this textile. Dates to circa 1890. Tampan cloths ceased to be made around the turn of 20th century due to changing economic and social conditions in Indonesia.

Dimensions: 25" x 27"

PLEASE NOTE tha... Click for details