scrimshaw on bone

Ceremonial Shoulder cloth
Ayotupus - Amanatun
West Timor
13" X 69"
307 grams

Full hand spun indigenous cotton with a combination of natural and vegetable dyes. The classic iconography is imparted into the textile using the time consuming "buna" technique.

REF#AY307

Shoulder Cloth
Nasi Village
Ayotupus District
9" X 47"
6.5" X 54"
129 grams

This ceremonial textile has a combination of natural and aniline dyes on a hand spun field

REF#SL129

Shoulder Cloth
Mollo District
Motif Kaif
6.5" X 54"
87 grams

Natural dyes derived from Mango and mahogany& tumeric on cotton trade thread are combined with traditional motif kaif.

REF#SL87

Shoulder Cloth
Amanuban District
Motif Bessi, Kolo, Atoni. patola star and fish
Indigo Dye on cotton trade thread
17- 18.5" X 56.5"
206 grams

REF#AMA205

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Shoulder cloth
Biboki Kingdom
West Timor
Hand spun indigenous cotton with- natural dyes
13.25 - 16" X 81"

REF #BIB374

Shoulder cloth
Amanuban District
West Timor
13" X 45"
154 grams
Late 20th C

Rayon field with mercerized cotton "Buna" motif Kaif

REF#AMA155

Shoulder cloth /Selendang
Sabu/ Savu Island
15.75" X 57"
Motif Boda
192 grams
Late 20th C
Hand spun indigenous cotton with natural dyes
SAB187

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Shoulder Cloth -Selendang
Margerojo Village
Kerek - Tuban
North East Coast - Java
Hand Drawn Batik "Tulis"
Hand spun indigenous cotton field
21" X 65" not including the fringe
REF#TUB95

There is only one small district where the tradition of had painted batik on a hand spun cotton field survived into the 20th Century, the villages surrounding the ancient port of Tuban on the North East Coast of Java.

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Shoulder-cloth
Insana District - West Timor
9.5" - 48" - not including the fringe
157 grams - late 20th C

The weaving technique used here is called "buna" - discontinuous supplementary weft, which means that the design has been imparted into the textile by adding colored threads during the weaving process.

The thread is a very fine hand spun indigenous cotton with natural dyes.  The textile is in outstanding condition.

REF#INS155

Sash
Biboki District - West Timor
Hand spun indigenous cotton with natural dyes
12" _ 13" X 88"
217 grams

REF#BIB208

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Ceremonial Shoulder cloth
by Adolfina Nenabu
Amanuban Barat
8.5" X 45"
116 grams

This shoulder cloth is made using the "Buna" technique with cotton trade thread

REF#IN111

Ceremonial Seledang - Bete Ane
Manufui Village
South Biboki District
10.5" X 50"
135 grams - late 20th C

An outstanding late 20th C masterwork executed with commercial trade thread using the "Buna" discontinuous supplementary weft technique. Collected in situ 1997.
REF#INS50

Shoulder Cloth
Kapan Village - Mollo District
West Timor
Atoni People
10.5" X 43" - Late 20thC
115 grams
An extraordinarily fine hand spun indigenous cotton with natural vegetable dyes.

REF#MOL115

Mawa Village - Ili Api District
Lembata Island
Lamaholot People
hand spun indigenous cotton & natural vegetable dyes
20" X 66" - 318 grams

REF#LE318

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Selendang Shoulder-cloth
Ternate Island
Alor district - Eastern Indonesia
10.5" X 56" - 145 grams
Cotton trade thread with a combination of natural and chemical dyes. Motifs from the sea are a common theme in textiles from this island..

REF#ALOR143

Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth
Boti Village - Amanuban District
West Timor
10.25 - 11.25" X 42" - 171 grams
Hand spun indigenous cotton - natural dyes

Motif "pasu bota" executed in hand spun cotton using the lotis / sotis, float weave technique.

REF#TX172

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Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth
Sambet Village - Ayotupus District
South Central Timor
Motif Kaif
11.75" - 13/25" X 70" - 249 grams
Indigenous hand spun cotton
Natural Vegetable Dyes
Mid to Late 20th C

A vintage textile of outstanding quality in excellent condition. The color is slightly softer on the "outside" of the textile. The ikat is tight and strong.
REF#SAY225

Ceremonial Sash
hand spun indigenous cotton - natural dyes
Boti Village - Amanuban District
West Timor
6" X 57" - 127 grams

REF#SBO127

Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth
Highland Atoni People
Insana District
West Timor
7.5" - 8.5" X 61"
130 grams

Indigenous hand spun cotton field with commercial trade thread "buna" decoration.
REF#SIN130

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Ceremonial Selendang
46" X 7.25" - 117 grams
cotton trade thread - mercerized cotton
Ayotupus Village
Amanatun District
West Timor

REF #SAYO1

Ceremonial Shoulder Cloth
Motif Kaif
West Timor
9" X 44"
134 grams
The motif has been imparted into the textile by lifting different combinations of warp threads. A mark of technical excellence is that there is no right or wrong side to the textile, both sides are equally clear.
REF#STT44
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Bete Ane - small scarf - Shoulder Cloth
Niki Niki Village - Amanuban district - West Timor
Cotton - Aniline dyes - embroidery floss
10.5" X 45" not including fringe

Cotton warp ikat with discontinuous supplementary weft "Buna" detail and aniline dyes. The motif is a regional variation of the "kaif Naik" - a symbol of kinship and power based on Indian Patola cloths that were circulated throughout the archipelago by Indian traders in historical times.

This is a worthy, wholesome, honest ambassador of a type REF#STT07