2272 ZEREMONIELLES UMSCHLAGTUCH HINGGI. Indonesien, Ost-Sumba. 1. Drittel 20. Jh. CEREMONIAL CLOTH HINGGI. Indonesia, East Sumba. 1st third 20th c. Sewn from two panels. Cotton, in warp ikat with red, blue and brown. These cloths were used by noblemen. Divided into different stripes with animal representations. On both sides kabakil-borders. 252 x 104cm. Condition A/B. Provenance: -Private Collection Germany. € 800 - 1.000 | $ 872 - 1.090 Südostasien 2271 ARCHAISCHES ZEREMONIALTUCH. Indonesien, Sulawesi, Rongkong-Distrikt. Frühes 20. Jh. ARCHAIC CEREMONIAL CLOTH. Indonesia, Sulawesi, Rongkong District. Early 20th c. Cotton in slit tapestry and afterwards dyed in binding reserve technique with natural colors. Pattern of big lozenges and x-motifs, the ends with tumpal triangles. These type of fabrics where used for rituals of the deceased, which is told in their name: mbesa tali to batu/pewo - headdress of the stone man. (R.Homgren, A. Spertus: Early Indonesian Textiles. New York 1989. p. 56). 312 x 41cm. Condition A/B. Literature: -R. Maxwell: Textiles of Southeast Asia. 1990. P. 295. -B. Khan Majlis: The Art of Indonesian Textiles. Chicago 2007. P. 184-5. € 500 - 800 | $ 545 - 872 2271 2272
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