Pelambang Songket, Sumatra, Indonesia

Pelambang Songket, Sumatra, Indonesia. Silk with gold thread, natural dyes, late 19th/early 20th century. Size: 74'' x 22'' (188 x 56 cm). Prov: New England estate.International Textile Arts Auction,

Silk Ikat Shoulder Cloth, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th C. Silk and gold-wrapped thread. Size: 82'' x 33'', 208 x 84 cm (textile). This shoulder cloth was made in Palembang, South Sumatra. The central groun

Minangkabau Should Cloth With Metal-Thread Songket, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Two joined sections, "tagak tujuah", silk with metal-wrapped thread songket. Size: 2'8'' x 6'9'' (81 x 206 cm).

Silk Songket Textile, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th C. This woman's shoulder cloth from Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, is crafted from silk with metallic thread. The textile features silk weft ikat, a tech

2 Women's ceremonial shoulder cloths, "selandang", woven pineapple fibre with metal-wrapped thread, Minangkabau, Lintau village, Sumatra, Indonesia, early 20th c. Size 1: 75" x 23". Size 2: 80" x 19".

Antique Ceremonial Waist Sash, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Cotton, silk, metal thread songket. Size: 122'' x 8'', 310 x 20 cm.

Silk Ikat Headcloth With Songket, Indonesia, Early 20th C. "Iket kain limar", silk ikat and songket, Palembang, Sumatra. Size: 33'' x 33'' (84 x 84 cm).

Rare Headcloth With Ikat And Embroidery, Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th C. Silk headcover of weft wrap resist (ikat) in a square design with plain borders on all sides, these plain borders filled

Lot of 17 decorative combs, Sumatra/ Indonesia, around 1930, horn/bone, partly withfine figural ornamentation, rare on offer

Woman's Ceremonial Skirt/Tapis, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Cotton, silk, metal thread, mica/mirrors, very heavy. Size: 4'5'' x 3'9'' (135 x 114 cm). Provenance: Ex. Roger Hollander col

Silk Ikat Shoulder Cloth With Gold Thread Songket, Indonesia, C. 1900. Songket technique shoulder cloth, of weft wrap resist (ikat) in silk, a grid pattern of rosettes in the ikat patterning, and flor

Fine Woman's ceremonial shoulder cloth,"salandang", cotton, silk and gold supplementary weft songket, Minangkabau people, Tanjung Sungayang, Sumatra. Size: 75'' x 23'' (191 x 58 cm).

Antique Papepai Ceremonial Shipcloth Hanging, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia, Late 19th/Early 20th C. Fine palepai ceremonial shipcloth hanging, supplementary weft on handspun cotton, natural dyes. Ex co

A Batak Ancestor Figure, Sumatra, Indonesia, of abstracted form with simple incising delineating the face, ears, and arms, fine old variegated patina, on custom wood base, purchased from James Willis

Silk Ikat Shoulder Cloth With Songket, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Silk shoulder cloth known as endek-songket with patterning in strips of alternating continuous supplementary weft inlay with gold thread

Antique Palembang Ceremonial Ikat Shoulder Cloth, Sumatra, Indonesia. Shoulder cloth of silk with patterning in weft ikat, center field of stylized garuda birds and plant forms. Unusual tumpals with s

Mentawai Spirit Bird, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Carved wood and pigment. On stand. The body and wings of the bird are carved separately and attached with a wooden peg or iron nail. The bird is freely s

Silk Ikat Shoulder Cloth With Songket, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Silk shoulder cloth known as endek-songket with patterning in strips of alternating continuous supplementary weft inlay with gold thread

Rare Benkulu Shoulder Cloth With Metal Fringe Intact, S. Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th-20th C. Long, narrow weaving with an even, tabby woven cotton center with alternating wefts of blue and white along ed

Indigo-Dyed Cotton Ikat Wrapper, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Wrapper made of a single width of wrap resist (ikat) dyed cotton tabby cloth. Wide edge borders of solid indigo warps, a narrow strip

Title: Palembang region, south Sumatra, Indonesia Description: Gold thread, silk, natural dyes; supplementary weft weaving Gold Brocade supplemental weft, great pattern, in good condition some fold li

Sumatran Hat, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th C. Hadj hats were commissioned by pilgrims before they set on their way to Mecca. As they made it all the way to the sacred Islamic shrines, these hats were infus

Silk Ikat Limar (Shoulder Cloth) With Gold Thread Songket, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Ex collection Sheldon Shaeffer. Size: 6'11'' x 2'11'' (211 x 89 cm).

Rare Benkulu Shoulder Cloth, S. Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th-20th C. Long, narrow weaving with an even, tabby woven cotton center with alternating wefts of blue and white along edges, and continuous soft