Vintage Indonesian Sumba IKAT - Hand Loomed - Shawl Runner Cloth Textile

Description

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Description
This is a hand loomed textile, cotton, from Indonesia.  It has variations of browns, tans, blues and rust colors.
It has many figures and symbols in the design.
About Ikat textiles from Indonesia
Sumba ikat blankets are chock full of symbols, and humans and so many animals: komodos (monitor lizards), flat fish, shrimps, monkeys, frogs, horses, dogs, crocodiles, elephants and lions. Then there’s the patola design or
“Bunga Raja”
(the King’s flower) imitating the incredibly fine and expensive double ikat patola cloths which were first traded from India and had a profound influence on Indonesian textiles. The bamboo leaf signifies a new beginning and the crayfish which symbolises life after death as it shucks off its old shell and takes a new one. The designer can choose any of these and put them together as she wishes. The less repeats there are in a design, the more expensive the cloth will be, as the tying process will take longer.
Details
CONDITIOn: very good
Vintage and will show it's age.
Dimensions:  74 x 20
Ref:CCKurtz
Local Pick up:  San Diego area
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