791 Superb Antique Sumatran Tampan Shipcloth textile art

Beautiful Tampan Ship cloth

Superbly arranged drawing with symmetry

Probably created by very experienced old hands

Handwoven cotton. Has blue borders.

Estimated to be from the mid-late 1800s

Sumatra

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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