Antique Tibetan Prayer Rug with Phoenix

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #1191343

Antique Tibetan prayer rug with a beautiful phoenix spreading it's wings. Made of wool and hand knotted. It measures 23" by 27". It is bordered by red cotton material.

Antique Pua Kumbu

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #1186806
2529

Fine and rare Iban shaman’s pua circa late 19th to early 20th century, with Burong (Hornbill) design. This miniature pua was used by Sarawak indigenous healers. It is colored with all natural dyes and the thick warp thread suggests that this was woven from native jungle cotton. Acquired on a trip to Sarawak several years ago, this is the only small pua I saw out of over a 100 pieces I looked at, and would be of interest to serious collectors of Iban ikats. L: 120cm/47.5in and W: 52cm/18.5cm. ... Click for details

Tai Daeng Blanket

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1950: item #1172172
2451

Exceptional semi antique, over 60 years old, two paneled Tai Daeng (Red Tai) blanket from Northern Laos with supplementary weft embroidered silk Chinese Shou longevity character medallions and key fret design. This was collected in Laos over 10 years ago. I was in Vientiane recently and textiles of this quality are no longer to be found. There are two repairs noted in enlargements 2 & 3 as well as some minor weft design loss. The Tai Daeng are generally acknowledged to be the best weavers in L... Click for details

A Large Silver Thread Kain Selendag Songket, circa 1900

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #1165629

From our Southeast Asia Collection, a fine and large late 19th / early 20th century silver thread ceremonial shoulder cloth, or kain selendag songket, from the Minangkabau people of Sumatra, Indonesia, circa 1890-1920, executed using heavy gauge silver thread intricately woven into floral and geometric motifs on a red silk backing. The processes for creating and spinning the silver thread and weaving the design motifs are excruciatingly time consuming, thus this technique is generally reserved f... Click for details

Old Indonesian Ceremonial Sarong Skirt.

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1950: item #1113889
SK 384

Tubular tapis sarong made of striped cotton fabric, embroidered and couched with gilt-metal wrapped cotton with geometric motifs. Most probably originating from Lampung, Sumatra. Condition: clean, few loose and missing metallic threads. Dimension: 123 cm x 62 cm (double).

A Pair of Burmese Wooden Weaving Tools

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #1103621
AC63

A pair of Burmese wooden textile tools with elephant design, Trace of original remains in good condition.

Age: Burma, Early 20th century
Measurement: Height 22.7-23 C.M. / Width 4.2-4.3 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expe... Click for details

A Pair of Burmese Wooden Weaving Tools

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1910: item #1103615
AC58

A pair of Burmese wooden textile tools with bird design, Trace of original remains in good condition.

Age: Burma, Early 20th century
Measurement: Height 18.5-18.6 C.M. / Width 5.1-5.2 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expect... Click for details

Kachin Woman’s Skirt

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1950: item #1102038
2389

Exceptionally fine and rare Jinghpaw (aka Jingpo in China) “pukhang” heirloom wrap around skirt from Burma’s northern most state of Kachin. This piece is woven in three panels from two ply handspun cotton thread and goat or dog hair yarn supplementary weft pattern. As I am assuming that goat hair has similar smell to sheep’s wool when wet, so most likely this is dog. This piece is intricately composed and tightly woven lacking the garish colors of a recent piece. The aniline pink dyes ar... Click for details

Antique Tibetan Wool Carpet

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1900: item #1093382

Small wool carpet with lotus design. Large central lotus is dark blue on pink hued ground. It is surrounded by blue and pink blooms. It measures 27" by 24". Made of wool. Overall good condition.

Indonesian Ceremonial Fabric Hand embroidered Brocade

Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1980: item #1091753
SIV

Rare ceremonial Indonesian hand spun cotton fabric embroidered with elaborate brocade gold thread design. Good condition. Size: L. 49" (125.5 cm.) x W. 26.5" (68cm.)