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Men's Blanket -"Mau" Manunain A Village
Insana District - West Timor
38" X 72"
590 grams
late 20th C
cotton trade threa
The ikat portion of this two-panel blanket is executed with natural indigo dye.
reference no: MAN590
Men's Blanket
Amfoang Kingdom - Central Timor
36.5" - 38" X 79"
mid to late 20th C
588 gr
A classic three-panel hand-spun blanket on an indigenous cotton field with a combination of natural and chemical dyes. The small icons woven into the edges of the center panel represent the weaver's status in the village hierarchy. The side panels contain kaif'ana motif that represents the weaver's clan.
reference no: TXA588
Tia Mane Apiden - Kemak People
Ilat Laun - Maliana Village
Bobonaro Regency - East Timor
Late 20th C - 37" X 68"
481 grams
This two-panel Kemak blanket has cotton trade thread for the ikat portions and hand-spun indigenous cotton thread in the mid-section.
reference no: KMK1118
Men's Blanket
Anin Village
Amanatun District
40" X 83" - 782 grams
Mid to late 20th C
cotton trade thread - aniline dyes
An extra long two-panel blanket with incredibly fine ikat. The "outside" is more faded than the back side of the textile. There are two tiny blemishes, a small amount of thread breakage and a tiny betel stain.
reference no: TX782
Bete Naik - Men's Blanket
Biboki - Insana District
West Timor
37.25" X 66"
late 20th C
702 grams
A solid, vintage village textile with natural dyes on hand spun indigenous cotton. This textile has softened with age and is in excellent condition
REF#BIB703
Men's Hip Cloth
Sabu / Savu Island
Eastern Indonesia
36" X 68" - two panels
indigo and chemical dyes
410 grams
hand-spun Indigenous cotton with cotton trade thread highlights in yellow
reference no: TXS530
Men's Blanket
Ayotupus District - North Amanatun
West Timor
35" X 70" - 730 grams
Hand-spun Indigenous cotton - natural dues on ikat portions
Mid to late 20th C
A three panel blanket with ikat on indigenous hand-spun cotton flanked by pre-dyed cotton trade thread stripes.
The ikat is beautifully executed and the textile is in outstanding condition.
reference no: AYO730
"Mau" Men's Blanket
Near Tonais Village - South Central Timor
32.5 - 35" X 69 " - 570 grams
Mid 20th C
A two-panel selimut /blanket with hand-spun indigo ikat flanked by pre-dyed Dutch trade thread. The hand-spun cotton is extraordinarily fine. This in combination with the historical trade thread places this weaving firmly into the early to mid 20th C.
The prominent motif is "kaif"- symbol of kinship and power fused with double headed crocodile and the initials of either the weaver or the owner. the crocodile motif is associated with the ancestors.
The overall condition of the textile is excellent, colors have faded with time and there are some mild betel nut spots. A full set of high resolution j pegs are available for this or any other textile shown on site.
reference no: MAU570