19th C. Ceremonial Ikat Cloth, Tanah Toraja, Sulawesi

Rare Batak Ulos Pinunsaan Textile, 19th century.Ceremonial Shoulder cloth, "pinunsaan", cotton ikat, supplementary weft weaving and twining, Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia. Pinunsaan is one of

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

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

Ikat ceremonial tube cloth, "dagmay", decorated with a stylized human, "utaw" and crocodile, "buaya", with intervening geometric and root-like motifs. Two smaller bands, flanking the main patterned ba

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

Toraja Tribe of Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, vintage woven cotton Ikat Sukomandi "Strong Family Bond" ceremonial cloth, rust ground with geometric pattern (interpreted as a genealogical pattern) cons

Tari (Toj'jo Style), Lake Titicaca Region, 19th C. Ceremonial ground cloth/shaman's cloth. Chain link design. Natural dyes, alpaca. Size: 3'1'' x 2'8'' (94 x 81 cm).

19th C. woman's ceremonial shoulder cloth "phaa biang", silk supplementary weft weaving, Tai Daeng People, Laos. Size: 84'' x 18'' (213 x 46 cm).

19th C. Sulawesi Toraja Wood Granary Door Man Riding A Cow. Measure 36" X 23". The Toraja are one of the oldest ethnic groups in all of Indonesia, though they did not view themselves as an ethnic grou

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

**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

Ceremonial textile, pori lonjong, cotton ikat, Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Size: 156'' x 34'' (396 x 86 cm).

Toraja Sulawesi Ikat, Indonesia, Early 20th C. Hand spun cotton and natural dyes. Size: 5'2'' x 4'2'' (157 x 127 cm). Provenance: Sylvia and Philip Chaplain Collection, New Hampshire.

**Originally Listed At $400** Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden head depicting a stylized anthropomorphic visage with deep eye caviti

Indonesian Tampan (ceremonial cloth) South Sumatra, late 19th centurycotton, supplementary weft 23.25 h × 33.25 w in (59 × 84 cm) Mary Lanier gallery label to verso.

Silk Ikat Shoulder Cloth, Palembang, Indonesia, 19th C. Cloth of weft ikat in silk with silk floss, with gold thread embroidery and sequins. An Indian style border of flowering plants. Size: 6'3'' x 2

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 Tomb Door, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 19th century. Such doors were placed at the entrance to shrines carved in limestone cliffs. They served as doors to crypts which held the remains of members of t

Tai ceremonial cotton and silk ikat skirt, northern Laos, late 19th century. Rare abundance of exceptionally crisp ikat. Mounted on a wood frame. Size: 36'' x 32'', 91 x 81 cm (stretcher); 30'' x 25''

Shoulder cloth, limar selendang, shoulder cloth of weft faced fabric with ikat dyed silk weft over a bast fiber warp. Center field has a patola influenced grid pattern of diamonds enclosing flowers. E

Guatemalan Ceremonial Ikat Shawl, Totonicapan or Quezaltenango, 19th C. Silk ikat. Size: 70'' x 24'' (178 x 61 cm). The Maya people have a long history with textiles, and according to their traditions

Aymara Large Tari or Awayo, Lake Titicaca, 19th C. Natural dyes, alpaca. A large and unusual, one loom panel, oatmeal ground color ceremonial cloth used during ritual to establish a sacred platform fo

Tai Daeng ceremonial cotton and silk skirt with ikat, northern Laos, late 19th c. Size: 28.25'' x 28.25'' (72 x 72 cm). Uncut. Provenance: Lee and Vichai Chinalai collection.

T'boli Peoples T'Nalak Fiber Ikat Ceremonial Cloth, Philippines, Early 20th Century. Woven from abaca fiber, this remarkable long T'Nalak ceremonial cloth, originating from the T'boli people of Mindan