Toraja Ritual Cloth "Maa'" or "Ma' wa", Indonesia, 19th-Early 20th C.

Toraja Ritual Cloth "Maa'" or "Ma' wa", Indonesia, 19th-Early 20th C. Maa' sacred cloth hanging made of tabby woven cotton cloth and painted with dyes with the Torajan version of the tree of life desi

Toraja Ritual Cloth "Maa'" or "Ma' wa", Indonesia, 19th C. Ceremonial hanging of handspun and hand woven cotton, with a painted and stamped pattern. The textile is made to resemble an Indian trade clo

Decorative Toraja sacred cloth "ma'wa" or "maá," rice-paste resist batik and painting on hand-loomed cotton, vegetable dyes, Sulawesi, Indonesia, second half 20th C. Size: 110'' x 32'' (279 x 81 cm

Celebes (Suluwesi) Island sacred ritual cloth, painted in brown, the central corral formed by buffalo heads and surrounded by boys and buffalo, the animal most associated with prosperity among the Tor

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

Ceremonial Ritual Textile, Rejang Lebong Area (Pasemah Interior), Indonesia, Late 19th-Early 20th C.Cotton or bast fiber ceremonial cloth from the Pasemah interior. This type of textile is used for a

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

Homnon Aristocratic Woman's Ikat Cloth, Kisar, Indonesia, Late 19th-Early 20th C. With rimanu motifs of large anthropomorphic figures with raised arms, cockerels and double-headed eagles that are moti

Cotton Ikat Shoulder Cloth, Roti, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Shoulder cloth of warp wrap resist (ikat) in a geometric pattern in imitation of an Indian patola pattern. Long warp fringes, and weft twinin

Rare Cotton Weft Ikat Ceremonial Cepuk Cloth, Nusa Penida, Indonesia, Late 19th-Early 20th C. The cepuk is a very important sacred textile for the Balinese and is believed to both protect the wearer a

Ulos Pinusaan Ritual Cloth, Batak, Sumatra, Cotton; ikat, supplementary weft, twining, 19th / early 20th Century.    Dimensions: 84" x 50".  From the Estate of Jack Bersh

2 Antique Roti Ikat Textiles. Ikat weaving, cotton; and a man's cloth, "dula banga", patola pattern with "tumpal" borders, handspun cotton ikat, Roti, Indonesia, late 19th/early 20th c. Size 1: 57" x

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating set of wooden anthropomorphic puppets known as tau tau, connected by two dowels. The figures

**Originally Listed At $500** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful set of 3 hand-carved wooden spoons, each exhibiting a range

2 tampans ceremonial cloths w/ red, blue & yellow textiles supplementary weft on plain-weave, late 19th-early 20th C, Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung Region: 1 w/ animal & triangle motif, 17” x 17&r

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi Island, Toraja culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely-built square granary door, hand-carved from dense jackfruit wood, with an abstract bu

Antique Tampan (Ship's Cloth) Ceremonial TextileSouth Sumatra, Indonesia, early to mid 20th c. In three colors. Tampan were owned and used by virtually every Lampung family to consecrate ritual occasi

**Originally Listed At $200** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. late 20th century CE. A massive woven textile, made of two joined panels, with knotted fringe at its shorte

**Originally Listed At $550** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, Tetum; Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 3 spoons: 2 Toraja wood spoons an

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 Double Ikat Geringsing Ceremonial Textile, Indonesia, 19th-Early 20th C. Sacred textile, geringsing "cicempaka petang dasa", made of handspun cotton in warp and weft (double) ikat technique. "Cic

Kain Prada Tulis Batik Skirt Cloth, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Sarong of handdrawn (tulis) wax resist (batik) on cotton tabby cloth, worked in a pattern of interlocking quatrefoil rosette and diamond fo

Tulis Batik Kain Panjang Skirt Cloth, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Kain panjang skirt cloth with wax resist decoration in handdrawn (tulis) batik on commercial cotton. The "ceplok" design is a variation o

Sumatran Lawang Ceremonial Cloth, Indonesia. Early 20th C. Tie dyed silk. Size: 72" x 27" (68.5 x 183 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview and pick up at 130 N. Jeffer