1822 Antique Sumatra Tampan Ship Cloth - Three colors

Large Ship Cloth Tampan from Sumatra

Layout with motifs laid out in three bands

Note the rare use of three colors: Maroon, Blue & a peachy red

Well developed dragons.

The border color has been changed to blue - making it stand out against the rest of the weaving.

Has signs of usage - condition is not perfect

Late 1800s

24'' x 24'' (61 x 61 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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