Sumba Woman's Ceremonial Sarong ("Lau Wuti Kau")

Sumba Sarong called "lau wuti kau", brown cotton ground with nassa shell and bead embellishment in shape of human figure with various animal forms, Sumba, Indonesia. Such textiles were reserved for th

Sumba lau (woman's sarong), cotton ikat, traditional form and patterning, unopened and complete, mid-20th century. Size (uncut): 71'' x 26.5'' (180 x 67 cm).

Supplementary warp ikat woven women's ceremonial skirt (Lau Pahikung) with repeating figures holding parasols and flanked by plants, animals and geometric figures, and having pink beadwork snakes with

Fine Woman's Ceremonial Sarong/Tapis, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Unopened tube skirt. Handspun cotton, natural dyes, cotton, metal thread, mirrors. Early 20th Century. Size: 45'' x 24'' (114 x 61 cm

Extraordinary Woman's Ceremonial Sarong/Tapis, Kauer People, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Opened tube skirt, cotton, metal thread and mirror work.ξ Very heavy. Early 20th century or earlier. Size:

Indonesian Tapis Textile, Woman's ceremonial sarong, gold-wrapped thread on homespun cotton ground, Lampung, Sumatra. Size: 44'' x 48'' (112 x 122 cm). Provenance: Apsara Arts of Asia. Please Note: Th

3 Li People women's textiles: a woman's skirt, cotton and silk, Baisha region, Hainan; a woman's ceremonial sarong, silk, cotton, and ikat; and another woman's sarong with handspun cotton, Hainan, Chi

2 Woman's Ceremonial Sarong/Tapis, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Opened tube skirts. Handspun cotton, metal thread. Mid 20th Century. Largest size: 41'' x 50'' (104 x 127 cm).International Textile Arts

Antique Woman's ceremonial sarong, "tapis"; gold-wrapped thread couched on cotton ground, bangles, mica; Kauer people, Lampung, Sumatra. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and worn b

Woman's Ceremonial Sarong/Tapis, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia. Unopened tube skirt. Handspun cotton, natural dyes, metal thread. Early 20th Century. Size: 47'' x 26'' (119 x 66 cm).International Textil

2 Savu ikat woman's ceremonial sarongs, homespun cotton, Lesser Blossom moiety, Savu, early/mid 20th c. Each size: 65'' x 22'' (165 x 56 cm). Provenance: Apsara Arts of Asia. Please Note: There Are No

2 women's ceremonial sarongs with patola-derived motifs, "lawo", handspun cotton ikat, natural dyes, Lio people, Flores. Size 1: 63" x 27". Size 2: 47" x 53".

Lamaholot People Ceremonial Woman's Sarong, handspun cotton ikat, 3 pieces sewn together, Lembata Island, Indonesia, early to mid 20th century. Size: 64'' x 43'', (163 x 109 cm). Note: There Are No Hi

Sumba Woman's Tube Skirt (Lau pahudu), Indonesia. Supplementary warp weaving. Male figures and skull trees; mid 20th c. Size: 54.5'' x 42.5'' (138 x 108 cm) (unopened). Provenance: Collection of Monro

Sumba Woman's Tube Skirt (Lau pahudu), Indonesia. Supplementary warp weaving. Dragon motif; mid 20th c. Size: 54.5'' x 22.5'' (138 x 57 cm) (unopened). Provenance: Collection of Monroe and Carol Whita

This is a large Sumba ceremonial textile known as a Lau Hada, a ritual cloth from East Sumba Island, Indonesia. The textile has been embellished with Nassa Shells and a beautiful pattern and design of

Ceremonial sarong, "tapis", couched metallic thread, silk, cotton, early 20th century, Lampung, Sumatra. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and worn by women in the south Sumatran pr

Woman's ceremonial tube skirt, "tapis", gold-wrapped couching and stumpwork, Lampung, Sumatra, Early 20th c. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and worn by women in the south Sumatra

Antique Woman's ceremonial tube skirt, "tapis", gold-wrapped couching and stumpwork, Lampung, Sumatra. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and worn by women in the south Sumatran prov

Antique Woman's ceremonial skirt cloth, "tapis"; gold-wrapped thread couched on cotton ground, Abung people, Lampung, Sumatra. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and worn by women in

Antique woman's ceremonial tube skirt, "tapis", gold-wrapped couching and stumpwork, Lampung, Sumatra, early 20th c. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and worn by women in the south

Sumba Island, Indonesia, a supplementary warp textile panel, likely a woman's ceremonial shoulder cloth, with a pattern of animals (cats?) and little birds between geometric borders. Approx. 61" x 15"

Antique Indonesian Woman's Ceremonial "Tapis Kaca," 19th C. Skirt cloth with silk thread, cotton and mica, Krui people, Lampung. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and worn by women

Antique Woman's ceremonial skirt cloth, "tapis", couched gold and silver-wrapped thread, mica, natural dyes on cotton ground, Lampung, Sumatra. Tapis are heavily ornamented ceremonial sarongs made and