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    Post-Mourning Widow’s Gold Thread & Green & Red Weft Ikat Silk Songket

    Malay people, Palembang, Indonesia
    19th century

    203cm x 83cm

    Reserved

    Provenance

    private collection, UK.

    8946

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      Bamileke Resist-Dyed Ndop Textile

      Bamileke People, Cameroon
      early 20th century

      length: 155cm, width: 97cm

      Provenance

      UK art market

      8671

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        Superb & Elaborate Akha Woman’s Headdress

        Phami-Akha People, Kengtung State, Eastern Burma
        mid-20th century & earlier

        display height (including stand): approximately 68.5cm

        Provenance

        UK art market; UK private collection

        8694

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          Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Cawat Ding Ding Si Gading Cloth

          Tenganan Pegeringsingan, North-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

          8693

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            Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Isi Cloth

            Tenganan Pegeringsingan, North-East Bali, Indonesia
            19th century

            length: 202cm, width: 38.2cm

            Provenance

            private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s

            8692

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              Rare Balinese Double-Ikat Geringsing Wayang Kebo Cloth

              Tenganan Pegeringsingan, North-East Bali, Indonesia
              19th century

              length: 210cm, width: 51.7cm

              Provenance

              private collection, UK; believed to have been collected in Bali in the 1920s

              8480

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                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

                7261

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                  Fijian Bark Cloth Beater (Ike ni Masi), ex Tost & Rohu of Sydney

                  Fiji
                  19th century

                  legnth: 41cm, width: 4cm, weight: 516g

                  Provenance

                  private collection, UK; Acquired from Tost & Rohu, Sydney - 1930s or earlier

                  8461

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                    Fijian Barkcloth Cloth (Masi)

                    Fiji
                    19th-20th century

                    length: approximately 170.5cm, width: approximately 87cm

                    Provenance

                    UK art market

                    6524

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                      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.

                      6602

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                        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

                        6492

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                          Very Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Priest’s Costume with Leather & Mirrors

                          Yoruba People, Nigeria
                          circa 1850

                          length: 96.5cm, width: 54.5cm (approximately)

                          Provenance

                          found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.

                          5393

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                            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.

                            6493

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                              Rare & Early Yoruba Shango Shrine Leather Bag (Laba)

                              Yoruba People, Nigeria
                              circa 1850

                              width: 49.5cm

                              Provenance

                              found in the attic of a house in northern England where it is believed to have been stored undisturbed since at least the 1930s.

                              5378

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                                Parsi (Parsee) Pantaloons (Ijar)

                                Parsi (Parsee) community of Bombay, India.
                                early 20th century

                                width: 55cm, length: 70cm

                                Provenance

                                from the family collection of a Parsi family based in northern England but originally from Bombay, India.

                                5383

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                                  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.

                                  5382

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                                    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.

                                    5656

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                                      Rare Gujarati Silk Trade Shawl with Rare Tax Stamps

                                      Gujarat, Western India
                                      late 18th century

                                      152.5cm x 151cm

                                      Provenance

                                      UK art market

                                      6387

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                                        Chin Woman’s Woven Silk Tube Skirt (Hni Tial)

                                        Hakha Chin People, Chin State, Western Burma (Myanmar)
                                        circa 1950

                                        118cm x 69cm

                                        6386

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                                          Burmese Royal Silk Achiek Cloth Sutra Cover

                                          Burma (Myanmar)
                                          19th century

                                          70cm x 78cm

                                          6001

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                                            North Indian Velvet Jacket with Fine Zardozi Embroidery

                                            Northern India, possibly Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
                                            19th century

                                            width across arms: 78cm, length: 40cm

                                            Provenance

                                            private collection, UK.

                                            6187

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                                              Fine, Berber Carved Wooden Spindle Whorl

                                              Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco
                                              19th century

                                              diameter: 5.8cm, height: 2.7cm

                                              Provenance

                                              private collection, UK

                                              6221

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                                                Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.
                                                early 20th century

                                                height: 92cm, width: 104cm

                                                Provenance

                                                Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                6218

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                                                  Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                  Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly commissioned from China
                                                  early to mid-20th century

                                                  height: 93cm, width: 95.5cm

                                                  Provenance

                                                  Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                  6220

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                                                    Peranakan or Straits Chinese Altar Front Cloth (Tok Wi)

                                                    Straits Chinese or Peranakan, possibly produced in Java, Indonesia
                                                    circa 1900

                                                    height: 97cm, width: 89cm

                                                    Provenance

                                                    Private collection, UK; originally acquired in Singapore.

                                                    6188

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                                                      Superb, Berber Carved Wooden Spindle Whorl

                                                      Berber People, Anti-Atlas, Morocco
                                                      19th century

                                                      diameter: 6.4cm, height: 2.1cm

                                                      Provenance

                                                      private collection, London, UK

                                                      6222

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                                                        Seven Very Fine Indian Zardozi Textile Borders

                                                        Northern India
                                                        19th century-early 20th century

                                                        6.3cmx149cm, 7.7cmx115cm, 4.7cmx185cm, 7.2cmx335cm, 6.0cmx306cm, 5.5cmx258cm, 5.8cmx327cm

                                                        Provenance

                                                        private collection, UK

                                                        5759

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                                                          Dayak Beaded Loin Cloth or Cache Sexe

                                                          Dayak People, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia
                                                          early 20th century

                                                          27cm x 16.5cm

                                                          Provenance

                                                          UK art market

                                                          5322

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                                                            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

                                                            Acquired by a colonial administrator in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.

                                                            5319

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                                                              Finely Embroidered Straits Chinese Silk Wedding Valance

                                                              Straits Chinese, Straits Settlements (Singapore, Penang, Malacca)
                                                              circa 1900

                                                              wdith: 175cm, length (including tassel hangings): 103cm

                                                              Provenance

                                                              Acquired by a former colonial British Resident Advisor to Kelantan in the early 20th century, and has been in England since.

                                                              5810

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                                                                Glass Beaded Wedding Slippers (Kasut Manek)

                                                                Straits Chinese Community, Singapore, Malacca or Penang
                                                                circa 1920

                                                                length: 25cm

                                                                Provenance

                                                                UK art market

                                                                5315

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                                                                  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.

                                                                  4842

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                                                                    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.

                                                                    5377

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                                                                      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.

                                                                      4841

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                                                                        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.

                                                                        5388

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                                                                          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.

                                                                          4941

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                                                                            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.

                                                                            5376

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                                                                              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.

                                                                              5517

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                                                                                Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

                                                                                Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                19th century

                                                                                approx. length of embroidered section of each: 21.3cm, height: 14.8cm

                                                                                Reserved

                                                                                Provenance

                                                                                private collection, UK.

                                                                                5299

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                                                                                  Pair of Malay Bolster-End Tekat Panels with Gold Thread

                                                                                  Malay People, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                  circa 1920

                                                                                  approx. length of embroidered section of each: 24.5cm, height: 8cm

                                                                                  Reserved

                                                                                  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.

                                                                                  5352

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                                                                                    Two Malay Cotton Woven Textiles (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                    Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                    early 20th century

                                                                                    both about 226cm x 102cm

                                                                                    Reserved

                                                                                    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.

                                                                                    5359

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                                                                                      Malay Gold Thread & Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                      Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                      early 20th century

                                                                                      198cm x 102cm

                                                                                      Reserved

                                                                                      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.

                                                                                      5350

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                                                                                        Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                        Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                        early 20th century

                                                                                        228cm x 107cm

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                                                                                        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.

                                                                                        5357

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                                                                                          Malay Cotton Woven Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                          Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                          early 20th century

                                                                                          114cm x 101cm

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                                                                                          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.

                                                                                          5358

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                                                                                            Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                            Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                            early 20th century

                                                                                            198cm x 112cm

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                                                                                            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.

                                                                                            5351

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                                                                                              Malay Woven Cotton Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                              Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                              early 20th century

                                                                                              186cm x 105cm

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                                                                                              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.

                                                                                              5356

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                                                                                                Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                                Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                                early 20th century

                                                                                                186cm x 104cm

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                                                                                                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.

                                                                                                5355

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                                                                                                  Malay Woven Silk Textile (Kain Tenun)

                                                                                                  Malay People, East Coast, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
                                                                                                  early 20th century

                                                                                                  81cm x 186cm

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                                                                                                  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.

                                                                                                  5348

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                                                                                                    Malay Jacket (Baju Melayu) of Striped Kain Tenum

                                                                                                    Malay People, Malay Peninsula, probably Johor, Malaysia
                                                                                                    circa 1900

                                                                                                    width from arm to arm: 155cm, length: 71cm

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                                                                                                    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.

                                                                                                    4844

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                                                                                                      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.

                                                                                                      561

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                                                                                                        Ikat Selendang Cloth

                                                                                                        'Greater Blossom' Clan, Savu, Eastern Indonesia
                                                                                                        late 19th century

                                                                                                        length: 184cm (not including fringe); width: 90cm

                                                                                                        Provenance

                                                                                                        UK art market

                                                                                                        4056

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                                                                                                          Embroidered Akho Gara Sari

                                                                                                          Parsee (Parsi) Surat region, India
                                                                                                          late 19th century

                                                                                                          length: 530cm, width: 120cm

                                                                                                          Provenance

                                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                                          3839

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                                                                                                            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.

                                                                                                            3841

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                                                                                                              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.

                                                                                                              3814

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                                                                                                                Lampung Woman’s Ceremonial Skirt (Tapis Balak)

                                                                                                                Abung People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                circa 1920

                                                                                                                length: 118cm, width: 61cm (these are the dimensions for one side of the double-sided skirt)

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                                                                                                                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.

                                                                                                                3821

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                                                                                                                  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.

                                                                                                                  3829

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                                                                                                                    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.

                                                                                                                    3835

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                                                                                                                      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.

                                                                                                                      3739

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                                                                                                                        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.

                                                                                                                        3552

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                                                                                                                          Fine Indian Embroidered Phulkari Textile

                                                                                                                          Western Punjab, India
                                                                                                                          circa 1900

                                                                                                                          length: 237cm, width: 116cm

                                                                                                                          Provenance

                                                                                                                          UK art market

                                                                                                                          2127

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                                                                                                                            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

                                                                                                                            1963

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                                                                                                                              Indonesian Embroidered Jacket

                                                                                                                              Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                              circa 1900

                                                                                                                              width: 134cm, length: 29cm

                                                                                                                              Provenance

                                                                                                                              UK private collection

                                                                                                                              1964

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                                                                                                                                Lampung Embroidered Jacket

                                                                                                                                Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                circa 1900

                                                                                                                                width: 141.5cm, length: 31cm

                                                                                                                                Provenance

                                                                                                                                UK private collection

                                                                                                                                1965

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                                                                                                                                  Unusual Lampung Embroidered Jacket

                                                                                                                                  Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                  circa 1900

                                                                                                                                  width: 157cm, length: 38cm

                                                                                                                                  Provenance

                                                                                                                                  UK private collection

                                                                                                                                  1966

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                                                                                                                                    Indonesian Lampung Embroidered Jacket

                                                                                                                                    Kauer People, Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia
                                                                                                                                    circa 1900

                                                                                                                                    width: 152.5cm, length: 33.5cm

                                                                                                                                    Provenance

                                                                                                                                    UK private collection

                                                                                                                                    1968

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                                                                                                                                      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

                                                                                                                                      1970

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                                                                                                                                        Thai Hmong Man’s Embroidered Jacket

                                                                                                                                        Hmong People, Northern Thailand
                                                                                                                                        First half of the 20th century

                                                                                                                                        width: 136cm, length: 42cm

                                                                                                                                        Provenance

                                                                                                                                        UK private collection

                                                                                                                                        1971

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                                                                                                                                          Hmong Man’s Embroidered Jacket

                                                                                                                                          Hmong People, Northern Thailand
                                                                                                                                          First half of the 20th century

                                                                                                                                          width: 136cm, length: 42cm

                                                                                                                                          Provenance

                                                                                                                                          UK private collection