Item BR164
This Item was Sold on 11 August
2009 for $61
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This item is a collection of three fine Indonesian
textile pieces and two books about Indonesian textiles. The
piece on the left is labeled as a Songket. It is also marked
as being hand woven and it comes from Bali. The dimensions
ar 100 cm X 48 cm. The other two textiles come from the region of Sulawesi,
Sumba, Flores and Sumbawa. The smaller piece (middle) has
the dimensions of 74 cm X 52 cm. The largest textile (right)
is looped, like an untwisted mobius. The dimensions of the
larger piece are 180 cm X 30 cm. It is not known if the last
two pieces are hand woven or machine woven. Two soft cover books are included with your purchase (see
bottom photo below). One is titled " Indonesian Textile
Technique " by Michael Hitchcock, 56 pages, 1985. The second
book is titled " Arts and Crafts in Indonesia ", 128 pages,
1964. The shipping weight for this collection is
approximately 3 pounds.