Rare Antique Toraja Sacred Textile, Sulawesi

Rare Toraja sacred textile from Sulawesi depicting auspicious symbols, "sarita", woodblock printing on hand-loomed cotton, natural dyes. Size: 106'' x 14'', (269 x 36 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or

The Toraja people of central Sulawesi value as sacred the cloths called mawa, which are stored as family treasures and brought out when needed to sanctify important rituals. This is a rare 19th centur

Rare Toraja sacred cloth depicting animals and other auspicious symbols, "ma'wa", rice-paste resist batik and painting on hand-loomed cotton, vegetable dyes. Size: 35'' x 34'', (89 x 86 cm). Note: The

2 Antique Cotton Ikat Ceremonial "Sekomundi" Textiles, early 20th century, Toraja people, Sulawesi. Sizes: 1) 64'' x 50'' (163 x 127 cm); 2) 66'' x 50.5'' (168 x 128 cm). Provenance: Apsara Arts of As

Woman's blouse, "lemba" painted beaten bark cloth (fuya), early to mid 20th century, Toraja, Sulawesi. Size: 36'' x 31'' (91 x 79 cm).

Vintage or antique ikat shroud, also used as wall hangings to demark space for ceremonial events. Bold red and black geometric designs in coarse, hand spun cotton. Celebes Island (Sulawesi) Indonesia.

Vintage or antique ikat shroud, also used as wall hangings to demark space for ceremonial events. Bold red and black geometric designs in coarse, hand spun cotton. Celebes Island (Sulawesi) Indonesia.

3 Rare Toraja Sacred Cloths, animals and other auspicious symbols, "ma'wa", rice-paste resist batik and painting on hand-loomed cotton, vegetable dyes. Size: 1) 50'' x 17'', (127 x 43 cm); 2) 70'' x 5

Rare Antique 1899 Textile Sample Book. Large cloth covered record book measuring 16 inches high by 11.5 inches wide and 3 inches thick. Cover is marked "A3 Classe 2B, Annee, 1899 and inside cover is m

Rare Antique 1895 Textile Sample Book. Large cloth covered record book measuring 16 inches high by 11.5 inches wide and 5 inches thick. Cover is marked "A1 Classe 1, Printemps, 1895, 5E Voyage, 1R Vol

Toraja sacred cloth depicting people, animals and other auspicious symbols, "ma'wa", rice-paste resist batik and painting on hand-loomed cotton, vegetable dyes, early 20th c .Size: 144'' x 35'' (366 x

Very large antique Toraja ikat. Hand spun cotton, warp ikat, pori lonjong, 10 large blocks of ikated designs with tumpal-like borders at both extremes. Probably intended as a banner to decorate a dece

Antique Toraja Spoon, Sulawesi. Carved wood. On stand. Size: 5.5'' x 1.25'' (14 x 3 cm); Height on stand: 6" (15 cm). For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum, New York: https://www.metmuseu

Assembled Patchwork Panel of Antique embroidery. Rare Antique Needlework Textile depicting various children's nursery rhymes Dimensions: Height: 10 inches, Width: 17.5 inches. --- US Packing and Shipp

2 Antique Philippine Textiles. A tubular garment, "malong a landap", tapestry-weave bands sewn to wide silk bands, Marano people, northwestern Mindanao, Philippines; and a female wrap-around skirt for

Rare 1852 French Antique Textile Sample Book. Large cloth covered record book measuring 17.5 inches high by 11.5 inches wide and 3 inches thick. Book is marked "A Ane 1852" on spine, inside cover read

Rare 1850s French Antique Textile Sample Book. Large cloth covered record book measuring 17.5 inches high by 11.5 inches wide and 3 inches thick. Inside cover reads "Registres Perfectionnes, Gerard A

A Toraja Sarita Ceremonial Textile, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Size: 31'' x 148'' (79 x 376 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the O

Toraja Sacred Heirloom Mawa, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Early-Mid 20th C. Hanging in hand resist, brown-black dye, red accents probably directly applied. Trees of life on long sides with traces of applied d

Rare Antique 1880s Bandana Textile Sample Book. Large paper covered record book measuring 21 inches high by 14 inches wide and 5 inches thick. Cover is marked "Mouchoirs, Imprime 1884-1885." Book cont

Rare Antique Ceremonial Blouse, Sulawesi, Early 20th C. Ceremonial blouse called "halili petondu", cotton, mica flakes, applique, embroidery, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Size: 23'' x 34'' (58 x 86 cm

Indonesian Toraja Ikat Sekomandi Textile, Sulawesi, 19th C. Cotton. Size: 5'3'' x 15'3'' (160 x 465 cm). See reference in the book "500 Years of Indonesian Textiles" The Mary Hart Khalemberg Collectio

Rare Philippine Ikat Textile. Ikat ceremonial tube skirt, "linaog" decorated with a stylized human ("utaw") and crocodile ("buaya") with intervening geometric and root-like motifs. Two smaller bands,

Swatti Embroidered Wedding Textile with rarely-seen "self" embroidery. Bridal Shawl on thick cotton with Justai embrodiery on the end panels The unique feature of this shawl is the "self" embroidery m