{"product_id":"2063-antique-indian-trade-textile-toraja-fragment-indigo-flowers","title":"2063 Antique Indian Trade Textile Toraja Fragment - Indigo flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFantastic little fragment of an Indian Trade textile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmazing Indigo blue \u0026amp;rose \/ salmon flower. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA large example with the same aesthetic quality - with dozens of flowers -  is present in the Tapi collection. [reference: pages 6 \u0026amp; 7 of 'Masters of the Cloth']\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother similar example has been published on page 55 in 'Master Dyers to the World' by Mattiebelle Gittinger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollected on a field visit to Toraja, Sulawesi. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fragment has been saved from a fire - therefore has burn marks present. Holes and stains. Edges not even. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e52 x 27 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar to 1931, 1940, 1963, 1964 \u0026amp; 1965 (all sold).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay be paired with 1966\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor similar examples see\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1) The Ashmolean Museum collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2) The Kelsey Museum collection in Ann Arbor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e3) 'Master Dyers to the World' by Mattiebelle Gittinger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison with other similar examples suggests that this is a few centuries old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Similar examples have been dated to be from the 13th - 19th century]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERY RARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuch pieces can be found only in museums. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrame it and add it to your home-museum collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(176, 176, 176);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552043860258,"sku":"2063","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/7855\/files\/2063AntiqueIndianTradeTextilePrintFragmentTorajaIndonesianCeremonialcloth01.jpg?v=1776558251","url":"https:\/\/wovensouls.com\/products\/2063-antique-indian-trade-textile-toraja-fragment-indigo-flowers","provider":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}