1923 Antique Indian Trade Textile Toraja - Patola Print

A rare complete large Indian Trade textile.

Amazing blue-green & and salmon on coarse cotton cloth 

Printed with a variety of motifs that are seen in Patan Patola double-ikats that were very popular in Indonesia.

Fantastic hand-spun yarn 

SIZE: 500 x 81 cm

Collected on a field visit to Toraja, Sulawesi. 

See similar examples in the following:

1) The Tapi Collection

2) 'Master Dyers to the World' by Mattiebelle Gittinger

Comparison with other similar examples suggests that this is pre 1900.

[Similar examples have been dated to be from the 13th - 19th century]

This is a rare opportunity to own something as rare and as old as this fantastic little work of art that had traveled from India to Toraja sometime in it's past and then has back to Singapore. 

Has signs of usage and wear. Holes present, edgewear, fading etc. 

COLORS ARE HARD TO CAPTURE ON THIS PIECE ... THE FIRST PICTURE IS THE CORRECT COLOR

VERY RARE

Such pieces can be found only in museums.