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Antique Pua Kumbu
Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1920: item #1186806 2529
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Abhaya Asian Antiques
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$1200.USD
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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.
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Tai Daeng Blanket
Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1950: item #1172172 2451
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Abhaya Asian Antiques
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$700.USD
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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
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Kachin Woman’s Skirt
Southeast Asian: Textiles Pre 1950: item #1102038 2389
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Abhaya Asian Antiques
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$500.USD
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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
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