Antique Iban woman's ikat jacket

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #407597
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An Iban woman's ikat "kalambi burong" (bird jacket),circa early 20th century, from the Kapit area in Sarawak, Borneo. The natural dyes, predominantly pink with dark brown, used to define the motifs and green to highlight the lines, are still very vivid. Alternating bands of four types of bird (burong) representations and snaking mottled rattan vine ("daun wi"), separated by lines of white-green, define the kalambi's body. The sleeves follow the body's pattern but with bigger bird motifs. The top... Click for details

Antique peranakan batik altar cloth

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #404431
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A very fine, circa 80 years old, maybe older, Peranakan altar cloth, probably from Pekalongan, Java, hand drawn in rich yet delicate colors of sea green, sky blue and pink batik. The central scene presents three figures, possibly immortals, in a blue roundel with plum blossoms and butterflies over their heads, and children at their feet. Surrounding the roundel are creatures drawn from Chinese mythology, traditionally featured on the altar cloth- the phoenix at the upper corners is an emblem of... Click for details

Ikat Selendang, Timor

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #386701
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A fine 19th century ikat weaving from the Indonesian island of Timor, this shoulder cloth, or selendang, is centered with a wide, contrasting band woven in a technique called supplementary warp. The design combines the open loop and triangle pattern often seen in Timor textiles. (See similar Timor patterns in "Traditional Indonesian Textiles" by John Gillow, Thames and Hudson, Ltd., London, illustrations 146, 147, 172, 173.) The complex ikat and supplementary warp pattern on this piece was produ... Click for details

Antique Iban ikat vest engkaramba pattern

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #385404
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An ikat vest ("kalambi")of anthropomorphic ("engkaramba")pattern, circa early 20th century from the Kapit area in Sarawak,Borneo. The pattern on the vest, front and back, is of white 4 male engkarambas at the bottom and 2 of undetermined sex on each side enclosed in oval designs. The engkarambas wear long earrings, and apparently feathers on their hair. Inside and on top of the ovals are representations of 8 white-breasted birds. The vest is edged with red and flower-designed commercial cloth. T... Click for details

Antique Iban pilih vest of warrior-headhunter

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #374907
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A vest in "pilih" weave of an Iban-Dayak warrior-headhunter, about late 19th century, coming from the Sibu area of the lower Rejang River in Sarawak, Borneo. The vest is hand-woven in "pilih" or supplementary float weave of red, black, brown and yellow threads over thick hand-spun cotton foundation. The design is geometric, mainly diamonds, triangles and zigzags. Underneath the vest is lined by old thin cotton, with tears, stains and holes. The cotton lining, if so desired, can be taken off to r... Click for details

Antique Iban ikat jacket with big badge early 1900

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #373493
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An ikat bird jacket ("kalambi burong"), circa early 1900, from the Ibans of Sarawak, Borneo. The overall design is of repeating bands of omen bird ("burong") representations , between repeating thinner bands of rattan leaf and grass lizard representations, the bands separated by red-white-black-orange lines. The showpiece of the kalambi is the unusually large exquisitely designed badge at the lower back, measuring about 18 x 9 inches, of black, red, yellow, pink and white threads. The badge is i... Click for details

Antique embroidered-beaded Dayak loincloth flap

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #360518
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Circa early 20th century rare embroidered loincloth flap or "klapong sirat", made by the Dayaks of Sarawak, Borneo. The central square of the loincloth flap is filled with an embroidered pattern called a "sown swamp-land" or "tabor paya" , looking like Xs, 19 in all, plus two vertical patterns between the Xs, called "padong paya" or "rocky ledges in the swamp-land". (Refer to A.C. Haddon & L.E. Start's book 'Iban or sea dayak fabrics and their patterns' Plate XXXII for a similar klapong sirat). ... Click for details

Antique Iban ikat pua kumbu vine pattern

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #357989
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Circa late 19th century "pua kumbu" of the vine-type pattern, made of hand-spun cotton with natural vegetable dyes by Iban Dayaks from the Baleh area in Sarawak, Borneo. The central pattern is of the ancient traditional coiling vine, the rhythmic pattern of which is reminiscent of plaiting and mat weaving. Inside the coiling vines are blob patterns representing "mata antu" (eye of the spirit) and "igi beras" (rice grains). On either end of the weft, separated by a wavy and toothed comb designs ... Click for details

Antique Iban ikat bidang leech pattern

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #354945
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This is circa late 19th or very early 20th c. ikat bidang of the very classical leech pattern, woven from hand-spun cotton with natural vegetable dyes by Iban Dayaks in Sarawak, Borneo island. The center pattern is a representation of six leeches mottled black and red, three of which have their tails curled up. The remaining central space is filled up by motifs of ferns,flowers and insects. The side patterns are as interesting as the central pattern. Three vertical bands, containing red-white g... Click for details

Antique Iban ikat pua vine-type pattern early 20th c.

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #351920
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Circa ealry 20th century ikat "pua kumbu" made by Dayak Ibans from the Baleh area in Sarawak, Borneo, using hand-spun cotton with natural vegetable dyes. The pua is comprised of two pieces of cloth sewn at the middle. The main center pattern is the quintessential Dayak curling and hooked vine motif, with some representations probably of the shield and paddle motifs. Inside the hooked vines are blob-like designs referred to as "mata antu" (eye of the spirit). The background is dyed in maroon, ob... Click for details