{"product_id":"2064-antique-indian-trade-textile-patola-print-toraja-fragment","title":"2064 Antique Indian Trade Textile  Patola print Toraja Fragment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFantastic fragment of an Indian Trade textile with three colors - that's  over 70 cm wide! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepicts a Patola print on a fine thin cloth\u003cbr\u003e\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. Faded from use in outdoor ceremonies. This fragment is one of several sections that have been saved from the same fire-struck cloth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e76 X 40 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best part is the handspun yarn that can be seen in the last photo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparison with other similar examples suggests that this is pre 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e [Similar examples have been dated to be from the 13th - 19th century]\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor similar examples see\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1) The Ashmolean Museum collection: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/jameelcentre.ashmolean.org\/collection\/7Z10232\/10236\/10295\/all\/per_page\/50\/sort_by\/seqn\/sort_order\/asc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLink\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2) The Kelsey Museum collection in Ann Arbor: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quod.lib.umich.edu\/cgi\/i\/image\/image-idx?rgn1=ic_all\u0026amp;q1=gujarat+print\u0026amp;med=1\u0026amp;type=boolean\u0026amp;c=kelsey\u0026amp;g=um-ic\u0026amp;type=boolean\u0026amp;view=reslist\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLink\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572021821730,"sku":"2064","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/7855\/files\/2064AntiqueIndianTradeTextilePatolaprintFragment05.jpg?v=1777280418","url":"https:\/\/wovensouls.com\/products\/2064-antique-indian-trade-textile-patola-print-toraja-fragment","provider":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}