THREE SQUARE TAMPAN CEREMONIAL SHIP TEXTILES

Description:

Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th to 1st half 20th c.
46 x 54 cm / 43,5 x 49 cm / 48,5 x 53,5 cm (60,5 x 60 cm R.)
Cotton (natural beige), pattern weft threads brocaded: silk (red, blue). The three textiles show different depictions: a) Three rows of large four-footed animals in blue and red. b) A large ship with a multi-storey superstructure and many ancestor figures. c) A large ship with a high superstructure and many ancestor figures.
Former important South German private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Traces of age and use, some slight damage to the edges, each framed and glazed