This lustrous silk shawl, produced in the early 1990s in the Vientiane, Laos, studio of an American woman intent on preserving the weaving techniques of various Lao ethnic groups, is woven with interlocking tapestry, weft ikat, and discontinuous and supplementary patterning. It is wearable art, gorgeous as a shawl or a wall hanging. Carol Cassidy established her company, Lao Textiles, in Vientiane in 1989, and during the next decade her exquisite silk weavings became known and collected worldwi... Click for details
Woven in a Toraja village in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, this large 30-year-old ikat is made of exceptionally heavy cotton. The reddish brown, cream and blue are traditional Toraja colors used for their abstract patterned weavings. The piece has minimal fading and is in excellent condition. Dimensions: length 84" (214 cm), width 26" (66 cm).
Rare and superb Thai monk's fan with ivory handle. The fan made from cloth embroidered with golden and blue threads. The fan is used for closing monk's face while praying in ritual ceremony.
The handle consists of 4 detachable parts. The material of fan handle represents the status of monk. Ivory handle is used by high-level monk only.
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An important ceremonial weaving from the Batak people of Lake Toba in northern Sumatra, this ulos ragidup is their pattern of life cloth. It is the most significant of Batak tribal textiles, a powerful protector and soul cloth central to the rites of birth, marriage and death. Although the ragidup appears always to be made of five parts--two side panels, a middle panel and two end panels--the colors vary, and the end pieces have greatly differing patterns, which are said to predict the future of... Click for details
Beautiful hand-woven hem from a woman’s skirt from the Tai Moei ethnic group of Sam Neua Province, Laos. This piece is only about 30 years old but the colors in the silk threaded center field are absolutely gorgeous. This piece is still sewn together and in excellent condition. H: 43.cm/17in and W: 59cm/23in (x2).
Fine Vietnamese hand spun cotton with silk embroidery, skirt from the Tai Daeng ethnic group of north central Vietnam. Circa 40 to 60 years old in good condition except for a couple of patches on the hem. This piece has more silk embroidery than the other two Tai Daeng textiles on my site, and waist band is hand spun cotton as well. This piece is still sewn together. H: 79cm/31in and W: 63cm/24.8in (x 2).
Good Vietnamese hand spun cotton with silk embroidery, skirt from the Tai Daeng ethnic group of north central Vietnam. Circa 40 to 60 years old, in good condition except for a couple of small tears on the hem. This piece is still sewn together and is H: 86cm/34in and W: 64cm/25in (x 2).
Good Vietnamese hand spun cotton with silk embroidery, skirt from the Tai Daeng ethnic group of north central Vietnam. Circa 40 to 60 years old and in good condition except for a small hole and some tearing at the top of the “store bought” cotton waist band. This piece is still sewn together and is gathered a bit where the waistband and skirt meet. H: 86cm/34in and W: 71cm/28in (x 2).
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.
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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
