Two Fine Old Batak Textiles, Sumatra

Fine Old Shoulder cloth, "simpar", cotton ikat supplementary woven with glass beads, Toba Batak people, Sumatra. Size: 63'' x 27'' (160 x 69 cm).

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

Batak Ulos Ragidup Ceremonial Textile, Sumatra, Early 20th C. Toba Batak people. Cotton, constructed from five components (two side panels joined to a larger central section consisting of a large pane

Batak Ulos Ragidup Ceremonial Textile, Sumatra, 19th C. Toba Batak people. Cotton, constructed from five components (two side panels joined to a larger central section consisting of a large panel in t

Fine Indonesian indigo ikat cotton shawl, approx. 72" x 31". Provenance: Estate of Cayce Odom of Charlottesville, VA. Acquired in the 1970s by Mr. Odom, who purchased a number of antique Indonesian te

Mixed Lot of Ethnographic Embroideries. Consisting of 2 fine old/antique Greek Island Embroidered textiles and two Indian antique embroidered textiles with mirrorwork. Largest Size: 30" x 35" (76 x 89

Sibolang Batak ulos shoulder cloth, Sumatra. Approx. 82" x 27". Provenance: Estate of Cayce Odom of Charlottesville, VA. Acquired in the 1970s by Mr. Odom, who purchased a number of antique Indonesian

A very rare and finely woven old textile depicting a Ship and various anthropomorphic figures on their way to the after-life. Toba Batak peoples, Sumatra, Indonesia. provenance: Daeng Iskandar, Indone

Shoulder cloth, "Salandang", indigo-dyed cotton, silk, metal-wrapped thread, Minangkabau people, Batu Sangkar, Sumatra; and a shoulder cloth made of two joined sections, "tagak tujuah", silk with gold

Rare Ceremonial Shoulder cloth, "pinunsaan", cotton ikat, supplementary weft weaving and twining, Toba Batak people, Sumatra. Pinunsaan is one of the two most important in the Batak hierarchy of ikat

Fine Indonesian Ceremonial Textile (ulos ragidup), 19th century, Sumatra, Toba Batak people, cotton. Such textiles were traditionally given to the mother of the bridegroom from the father of the bride

A finely carved old wooden Lute with a Sigha and three ancestors carved onto the lute neck head. The Toba Batak people of northern Sumatra create elegant two-stringed lutes known as hasapi for ceremon

Early 20th century, 159 x 34 cm, Indonesia, North Sumatra This narrow, dark red cotton cloth has a centre accentuated by fine white vertical stripes and two end panels each decorated with a rectangula

Two fine old Naga brass neck chokers, India, and Myannmar, probably 19th century, with two and three small heads representing or even honoring deceased opposing warriors whose heads were taken in batt

20th Century, Width: 5.3 inch High: 5.6 inch; Width: 6.6 inch High: 4.9 inch

Two fine old miniature carved and painted songbirds 3" x 5" x 2", 4" x 3-5/8" x 1-3/4". In house US Fedex ground shipping available for $40

1 Sumatra yellow, red & multicolored weft brocade w/ metallic threads on cotton, 112” x 22”, (wear, pulls, some yarn loss, hem discolored, wear spots/holes up to 1”) good; 1 Sumatra

Collector's Lot of Two Old Peruvian Textiles Mounted on Book Cloth, one Huacho Gauze and the other an Incan red and white textile of undetermined use. Largest size: 59'' x 45'' (150 x 114 cm).

2 Minangkabau textiles: woman's shoulder cloth ("Salandang Gaba"), cotton, silk,metallic thread; and sarong, first third 20th century; cotton, silk, metal-wrapped thread, Sumatra. Sizes: 1) 99'' x 32'

Two Old Chin Textiles. Including a skirt, Mizo Chin, Bangladesh, cotton, pattern weave; and a breast cloth, Chin, West Burma, cotton, pattern weave. Sizes: 1) 41'' x 18'' (104 x 46 cm); 2) 25.5'' x 13

Two Old Indian Textiles. Including a small canopy, silk cotton, brocade weave; and a cotton block-printed cloud-band textile for Tibetan market. Sizes:1) 32.5'' x 30'' (83 x 76 cm); 2) 48'' x 165'' (1

Early 20th C. selendang shoulder cloth with sacred ragidup ("Pattern of Life") designs, Batak people, Northern Sumatra. Purchased from Anita Spertus and Robert Holmgren, authors of "Early Indonesian T

Embroidered and Mirrored Textile Wall Hanging, Kutch, India. Two old embroidered textiles mounted on mustard velvet with green velvet trim. Size: 5.5'' x 25'', 14 x 64 cm (panels); 23.5'' x 37.5'', 60

Ceremonial Cloth, Batak, Sumatra, Indonesia; cotton, warp ikat. Early 20th c. Size: 68'' x 45'' (173 x 114 cm).