1454 Antique Figurative Ikat Timor Indonesian Textile

Antique Ikat with 12 anthropomorphic figures 

The hierarchical layout is suggestive of an ancestral family tree structure.

At the vertical midpoint, the figures change direction and are placed opposing the other set.

A total of 12 large primary figures with 12 small figures within, surrounded by numerous small figures including birds and other anthropomorphic figures are seen

Softened through age and usage. [not stiff or thick like later pieces]

Atoni people, Timor.

Estimated to be from the mid 1900s

Other Examples: Museum of Fine Arts

95cm width x 166 cm height

Of the 95 cm, 31 cm are ikat woven.

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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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