1826 Antique Sumatra Tampan Ship Cloth

Gorgeous Ship Cloth Tampan from Sumatra

Asymmetrical Layout with several minor scenes laid out across the Tampan

 The main characters are intriguing as it is hard to tell of these are birds with large jagged jaws or dragons or dinosaurs.

The presence of the man placed inside the creature might suggest a story that one can only guess at...

 A very interesting textile with a lot of detail!

Has signs of usage

Late 1800s

78 x 68 cm

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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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