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Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth with Text (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
height: 76.3cm, width: 55.6cm, weight: 101g
Provenance
UK art market
Malay Red Silk & Gold Thread Man’s Silk Ikat Headscarf (Ikat Kepala)
Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia 19th century
width: 77.4cm, length: 77.4cm
Provenance
private collection, UK.
Export Indian Dyed Cotton Prayer Cloth (Jainamaz)
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India circa 1850
height: 88.2cm, width: 54cm
Provenance
UK art market
Large Minangkabau Gilt & Carved Wooden Waist Buckle & Sash
Minangkabau People, West Sumatra, Indonesia early 20th century, possibly earlier
length of buckle: 37cm, length of sash: 136cm, overall weight: 182g
Provenance
private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Timorese Man’s Beaded Betel Shoulder Bag with Coin Decoration (Alu Inu)
Atoni or Dawan People, Central Timor, Eastern Indonesia 1940s with earlier elements
length of bag (including fringe and coins): 22.5cm, width of bag: 13.5cm, weight: 373g
Provenance
private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Timorese Man’s Beaded Betel Shoulder Bag with Goat Hair Decoration (Alu Inu)
Atoni or Dawan People, Central Timor, Eastern Indonesia early to mid-20th century
length of bag (including tufts): approximately 24cm, width of bag: approximately 16cm, weight: 132g
Provenance
private collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fine Indian Embroidered Phulkari Textile
Western Punjab, India circa 1900
length: 237cm, width: 116cm
Provenance
UK art market
Exceptional Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 130cm, weight: 1,319g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Superb Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 136cm, weight: 1,472g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Saudi Arabian Embroidered & Beaded Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 124cm, weight: 1,421g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Saudi Arabian Beaded & Embroidered Dress (Thobe)
Bani Malik tribal group, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia mid-20th century
length: 120cm, weight: 849g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Saudi Arabian Beaded & Tasselled Head Covering (Qarqoosh)
Bani Malik Tribe or Bal Harith Tribe, Hijaz region, southern Saudi Arabia early 20th century
width (without tassels): approximately 63cm, length (without tassels): approximately 132cm, weight: 493g
Provenance
private UK collection, collected in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s
Straits Chinese Beaded Wedding Slippers
Straits or Peranakan Chinese, Straits Settlements, probably Malacca, Malaysia/Singapore circa 1880
length: 25cm, width: approximately 8cm, combined weight: 108g
Provenance
UK art market
Lampung Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Kaca)
Lampung People, South Sumatra, Indonesia early 20th century
length: 118cm, width: 63.5cm (which makes it 127cm in total for both side), weight: 636g
Provenance
UK art market
Bamileke Resist-Dyed Ndop Textile
Bamileke People, Cameroon early 20th century
length: 155cm, width: 97cm
Provenance
UK art market
Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Cawat Ding Ding Si Gading Cloth
Tenganan Pegeringsingan, South-East Bali, Indonesia 19th century
folded length: 105cm (full length: 210cm), width: 42.5cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s
Rare Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Wayang Kebo Cloth
Tenganan Pegeringsingan, South-East Bali, Indonesia 19th century
length: 210cm, width: 51.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s
Anatolian Woven Saddle Bag
Turkey, probably the Yoruk people, Taurus Mountains, Anatolia early 20th century
length: approximately 100.5cm, width: approximately 51.5cm
Provenance
private collection, London, UK
Fijian Barkcloth Cloth (Masi)
Fiji 19th-20th century
length: approximately 170.5cm, width: approximately 87cm
Provenance
UK art market
Mongo Woman’s Woven Buttock Shield (Bakonga)
Mongo People, Congo early 20th century
length: approximately 88cm, width: 8.3cm, weight: 157g
Provenance
private collection, London, UK.
Naga Cowrie Shell Apron or Loin Cloth
Naga People, Burma (Myanmar) early 20th century
length: 69.2cm, width: 22.5cm, weight: 548g
Provenance
UK art market
Andaman Islands Man’s Dance Regalia
Andaman Islands, possibly from the Jarawa Tribe, South Andaman circa 1900
indicative length of headdress (band & tassels): 49cm
Provenance
private collection, London. UK; previously, Charles Wilfred Hext (b.1880-1919)
Parsi (Parsee) Red Sari Embroidered Border (Kor Ni Sari)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. early 20th century
length: approximately 518cm, width: 115cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Parsi (Parsee) Blue Sari with Embroidered Border (Kor Ni Sari)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India early 20th century
length: approximately 449cm, width: 112cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Rare Gujarati Silk Trade Shawl with Rare Tax Stamps
Gujarat, Western India late 18th century
152.5cm x 151cm
Provenance
UK art market
Chin Woman’s Woven Silk Tube Skirt (Hni Tial)
Hakha Chin People, Chin State, Western Burma (Myanmar) circa 1950
118cm x 69cm
Burmese Royal Silk Achiek Cloth Sutra Cover
Burma (Myanmar) 19th century
70cm x 78cm
Rare Tai Shan Quilted, Woven & Embroidered Jacket
Shan, Chin or Related People, Eastern Burma, Northern Thailand or Laos 19th century
length: 74cm, width: 56cm
Provenance
private collection, London; art market, Paris.
Five Chinese Enamelled Hanging Ornaments
China circa 1850
lengths: 65cm-98cm
Provenance
UK art market
Fine, Berber Carved Wooden Spindle Whorl
Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco 19th century
diameter: 5.8cm, height: 2.7cm
Provenance
private collection, UK
Parsi (Parsee) Cream Sari with Pallav & Embroidered Border (Kor Pallav No Garo)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. early 20th century
length: 451cm, width: 114cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Turkana Beaded Loin Cloth or Cache Sexe
Turkana People, Kenya circa 1920
27cm x 16.5cm
Provenance
UK art market
Straits Chinese Groom’s Double-Sided, Finely Embroidered Blue Wedding Sash
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) late 19th or early 20th century
length: 197cm, width: 6.5cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance
Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca) circa 1900
wdith: 175cm, length (including tassel hangings): 103cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Embroidered Chinese Wall Hanging with Shou (寿) & other Daoist Deities
China, exported to the Straits Settlements 19th century
dimensions of backing material: 120cm x 84cm
Provenance
collected by Alwyn Sidney Haynes (1878-1963), and thence by descent. Haynes was a colonial administrator in Malaya and the Straits Settlements between 1901 and 1934. He held many posts including Acting British Resident, Pahang (1924); British Resident, Perak (1925); British Advisor, Kedah (1925); British Advisor, Kelantan (1930); and Acting Colonial Administrator, Straits Settlements (1933), after which he retired and returned to England, and lived near Stratford-upon-Avon, and then in Leamington Spa. Haynes loaned some of the items he collected in Malaya to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1939. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1950.
Glass Beaded Wedding Slippers (Kasut Manek)
Straits Chinese Community, Singapore, Malacca or Penang circa 1920
length: 25cm
Provenance
UK art market
Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
height: 64cm, width: 57cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Ikat Selendang Cloth
'Greater Blossom' Clan, Savu, Eastern Indonesia late 19th century
length: 184cm (not including fringe); width: 90cm
Provenance
UK art market
Acehnese Woman’s Embroidered Vest (Baju Mesirat)
Gayo or Alas People, Central Aceh, Indonesia early 20th century
width: 42cm, length: 43cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Indonesian Lampung Embroidered Jacket
Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
width: 152.5cm, length: 33.5cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Unusual Lampung Embroidered Jacket
Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
width: 157cm, length: 38cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Lampung Embroidered Jacket
Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1900
width: 141.5cm, length: 31cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Aceh Woman’s Embroidered Vest (Baju Mesirat)
Gayo or Alas People, Central Aceh, Indonesia early 20th century
width: 38cm, length: 40cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Indian Embroidered & Mirrored Cotton Upper Garment (Choli), with a 19th century Label Card
Northern India 19th century
width from arm to arm: 77cm, length: 37cm
Provenance
old private collection, UK.
Thai Hmong Man’s Embroidered Jacket
Hmong People, Northern Thailand First half of the 20th century
width: 136cm, length: 42cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Hmong Man’s Embroidered Jacket
Hmong People, Northern Thailand First half of the 20th century
width: 136cm, length: 42cm
Provenance
UK private collection
Embroidered Akho Gara Sari
Parsee (Parsi) Surat region, India late 19th century
length: 530cm, width: 120cm
Provenance
UK art market
Ceremonial Borneo Iban Pua Textile
Iban Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia circa 1930
length: 230cm, width: 93cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Iban Ceremonial Pua Textile
Iban Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo circa 1940
length: 209cm, width: 119cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
height: 63cm, width: 57cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Ceremonial Borneo Iban Pua Textile
Iban Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia circa 1940
length: 198cm, width: 131cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Ceremonial Borneo Iban Pua Textile
Iban Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia circa 1935
length (including fringes): 235cm, width: 98cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of mostly Borneo-related textiles and other ethnographica.
Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Tua) Fragment
Pubian People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia circa 1920
length: 114cm, width: 58cm
Provenance
Acquired in the UK, from the estate collection of Dr George Yuille Caldwell (1924-2016). Dr Caldwell, an English-born physician moved to Singapore in the 1950s, from where he built up a collection of Indonesian textiles and other ethnographica.
Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
height: 66cm, width: 64cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Unusual Parsi Embroidered Silk Purse
Gujarat, Northern India mid-20th century
length: 21.7cm, height: 15cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Fine Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
height: 57cm, width: 55.5cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.
Parsi Embroidered Vest (Jhabla)
Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India. 19th century
width: 51cm, height: 42cm
Provenance
from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.