GUILLERMO BERT (20TH/21ST CENTURY):ENCODED TEXTILEGuillermo Bert (20th/21st Century): Encoded Textile, hand-woven wool wallhanging; incorporating traditional tribal motifs and a 'QR' code; with two wooden...
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MOUNTED BABY CARRIER TEXTILE, YAO PEOPLE,CHINAMounted panel from a baby carrier, cross stitch silk embroidery on cotton ground, Yao people, Guizhou, China, early 20th c. Size: 30" x 17" (textile). Size: 33" x 18"...
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2 LI PEOPLE CEREMONIAL TEXTILES, HAINAN2Li People Textiles: a ceremonial head cloth woven with Chinese characters, silk embroidery on indigo-dyed cotton; and a woman's festival jacket, silk embroidery on indigo-dyed...
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3 LI PEOPLE TEXTILES, HAINAN, CHINA3Li People Textiles: a ceremonial head cloth woven with Chinese characters, silk embroidery on indigo-dyed cotton; and 2 women's ceremonial skirts, Li people, Baisha area,...
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2 RARE LI PEOPLE TEXTILES, CHINA2 RareLi People Textiles, one woman's ceremonial skirt, cotton, Baisha region, Hainan, China; and one woman's multi-paneled tube skirt with extraordinary ikat patterning, indigo...
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RARE 19TH C. PUA KUMBU SUNGKIT TEXTILE,BORNEO19th century ceremonial weaving, "Pua kumbu sungkit", cotton, Iban people, Borneo. Such textiles played an important role in headhunting ceremonies. The heads of killed...
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19TH C. PALEPAI TEXTILE, KRUI PEOPLE,LAMPUNG, SUMATRA"Palepai" depicting ancestors, cotton, handspun cotton, natural dyes, last quarter 19th century, Krui people, Lampung, Sumatra. Size: 106'' x 28'' (269 x 71...
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2 CHINESE MINORITY TEXTILES, YI ANDMIAO2 Chinese Minority Textiles from Guizhou, China: a woman's festive headcloth, silk, cotton, Yi people; and a woman's festival jacket, indigo calendered cotton, batik paint,...
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2 TRIBAL TEXTILES, BAHNAR PEOPLE, VIETNAM2Tribal Textiles, Bahnar People, Vietnam: man's hood/blanket, cotton; and a woman's wrap-around skirt.Sizes: 1) 45'' x 170'' (114 x 432 cm); 2) 38'' x 68'' (97 x 173 cm). Provenance:...
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PUA KOMBU CEREMONIAL IKAT TEXTILE, EARLY20TH C.Pua kombu textile with head hunter designs, cotton ikat, Iban People, Sarawak, early 20th c. Size: 93'' x 41'' (236 x 104 cm). Provenance: Apsara Arts of Asia. Please...
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LOT OF OLD BEADED DAYAK TEXTILES, BORNEOLotof Old Beaded Dayak Textiles, Borneo: Pair of beaded panels, possibly for a baby carrier, Orang Ulu, Borneo; a beaded panel with "asos", Kenyah people, 1920's with later repairs,...
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FOUR TRADITIONAL TEXTILE TRAPPINGS,BANJARA PEOPLEFour Traditional Textile Trappings, Banjara People, Early/Mid 20th C. Including 1) a narrow strip of cotton tabby cloth with decoration in silk and metal thread...
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6 ITEMS GUATEMALAN TEXTILES, E. 20THC.1st item: Rare Guatemalan ceremonial Tzute, cotton and silk on cotton panels. Yellow geometric figures of people, horses, and birds against multicolor vertical bands, sewn...
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LOT ORIENTAL RUG/TAPESTRY REFERENCEBOOKScomprising Koekboya, Natural Dyes & Textiles by Bohner (Germany 2002) hardcover; Turkish Rugs by Jones & Yohe, introduction by Joseph V. McMullan (The Washington Hajji...
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LRG GRP: BOOKS ON AFRICA AND AFRICANARTGroup of 32 books on Africa and African art. Includes the following titles:
Jacqueline Delange (French, 1923-1991), Carol F. Jopling (American, 1916-2000), "The Art and...
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WPA MILWAUKEE HANDICRAFT PROJECT CIRCUSBANNERWPA Milwaukee Handicraft Project block printed fabric banner, depicting a circus scene. Signed Warren along the lower center, for Barbara Warren (American, 1915-2005)....
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PAIR SICAN COPPER-SILVER TEXTILE APPLIQUES- JAGUARS**Originally Listed At $800**
Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1370 CE. A pair of appliques made from an alloy of 85% copper...
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PARACAS TEXTILE FRAGMENT - WARRIOR W/TROPHY HEADS**Originally Listed At $900**
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A petite textile fragment composed of tightly woven camelid...
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19TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL GOURD W/ INCISEDVILLAGE SCENE...Spanish Colonial, South America, Peru, 19th century CE. An enormous gourd that is finely engraved with a village scene. The art of gourd carving has been practiced...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN GHANA ASAFO COTTONMILITIA FLAGWest Africa, Ghana, Asafo people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An interesting hand-sewn cotton textile flag with appliqued figures and hand embroidered details....
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LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PACHACAMAC TEXTILEPANELPre-Columbian, Peru, Lurin Valley, Pachacamac, ca. 11th to 16th century CE. A finely woven textile comprised of camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers of red, yellow, umber,...
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20TH C. ALASKAN INUIT WOOL FELT PANELW/ APPLIQUES**Originally Listed At $450**
North America, Northern United States / Canada, Inuit, Yupik or Aleut people, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful wool felt and...
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20TH C. DRC HEMBA KUSU WOOD POWER FIGURE,EX-DARTEVELLE...Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba / Kusu peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fantastic and fascinating wooden power figure known as a kakudji,...
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VIBRANT / LARGE NAZCA TEXTILE MANTLETIE-DYEDPre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A massive, vibrant, tie-dyed textile mantle created from camelid fibers (llama or camelid wool),...
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19TH C. TURKOMEN SILK EMBROIDERED CHYRPYCAPES**Originally Listed At $1500**
Central Asia, Turkmenistan region, Turkmen culture, Tekke peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful pair of handmade...
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19TH C. YORUBA TEXTILE & COWRIE "SHRINEOF THE HEAD"**First Time At Auction**
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting textile shell shrine container shaped like crown...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN HUARI MUMMY BUNDLE PAINTEDFACEPre-Columbian, southern Peru, Huari culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Perhaps the finest mummy bundle from this region we have seen. Most examples have painted faces directly...
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EWE AND YORUBA PEOPLES, (6) KENTE TEXTILESEwe Peoples, Ghana, (3) Kente cloths, 72"l x 36"w, 73"l x 32"w, and 68"l x 48"w; with, Yoruba Peoples, (3) Ashoke men's wrapper cloths, silk thread on cotton strips, 79"l...
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AMERICAN QUILT REFERENCE BOOKSAMERICANQUILT REFERENCE BOOKS, topics relate to American regionalism as well as women and African American quiltmaking, titles include: The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Tinwood Books, 2002;...
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TEXTILES: MATCHING BED COVER AND TESTERFOR A FIELD BED, MADE OF COPPERPLATE-PRINTED COTTON, C. 1780-1800 FABRIC; MADE UP INTO BED C...TEXTILES: Matching bed cover and tester for a field bed, made of copperplate-printed...
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BJORN WIINBLAD, DENMARK, SWITZERLAND.(1918 - 2006), ANNA-BELLA, 1991, LITHOGRAPH, 19" X 25" SIGHT. 27" X 33" FRAME.Bjorn Wiinblad, Denmark, Switzerland., (1918 - 2006) Anna-Bella, 1991, lithograph Signed...
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AMERICAN QUILT REFERENCE BOOKSAMERICANQUILT REFERENCE BOOKS, topics relate to American regionalism as well as women and African American quiltmaking, titles include: The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Tinwood Books, 2002;...
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IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND SILK BROCADE'DRAGON' THRONE CUSHION COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD ??? ??????????????????finely embroidered with a front-facing, five-clawed gilt dragon worked in satin stitch and...
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C.1800 AMERICAN SILK TEXTILE FAMILYPORTRAIT United States,Circa 1800Finely detailed textile of a mother and two daughters observing a baby in a bassinet with a doll on the floor embellished with drapery. Notice...
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6PC GEOMETRIC & PICTORIAL MIDDLE EASTERNRUGS Middle East,Early 20th CenturyIncludes a rug with figural people over ivory, one with a tan, orange, and ivory central medallion over red field surrounded by geometric...
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Clementine Hunter (American/Louisiana1886-1988) "Melrose Plantation" c. 1960 cotton stitched quilt with brown paper backing monogrammed lower right inscribed in ink en verso 27 1/2 in. x 36 in. Note: Quilting...
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