Antique Plangi and Tritik Silk Shawl, Palembang, Sumatra

Antique Silk Lawon Ceremonial Shawl, Palembang, Sumatra. A narrow rectangular silk textile dyed in 2 colors by the tritik (stitched and gathered resist) process having a crisp delin...

Circa 1900 ceremonial reed mat, Sumatra, Indonesia A wonderfully preserved reed mat used on ceremonial occasions in the south of Sumatra, Indonesia, the e...

Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang (Selendang). A shoulder cloth length of compact hand spun silk imported from China. The diagonal patterned stripe...

Antique Javanese Silk Batik Slendang (Selendang). A shoulder cloth length of compact hand spun silk imported from China. The flora & fauna design crea...

Japanese silk thread wood winder complete with spool and functioning gears. The spool still has the silk thread and an extra spool with different color thread comes with it. The thre...

Japanese Buddhist Priest’s Silk Mantle (kesa) with Guardian King Appliqués, dai-e format composed of 13 vertical panels of varying widths and patches surrounded by a broad border, al...

A rich and luxurious kain limar songket, shoulder cloth for a woman, ikat dyed and woven silk (limar) with supplementary weft woven metallic gold thread brocade (songket), circa 1900...

An Indonesia textile panel professionally presented on a linen canvas. It can be taken off from the canvas for easy and economical shipping upon request. The textile was joined with...

Magnificent 1980s vintage embroidered in gold on pink silk taffeta evening 3 pieces gown, vest, skirt and matching shawl. The stunning beaded and sequined evening custom made Anglo ...

A rare pattern embroidered in silk on a hand loomed cotton background. Punjab is known for its Phulkaris. The embroidery is done with floss silk thread on coarse handwoven cotton fabric. Geometrical patterns are usually embroidered on the Phulkaris. Phulkaris and Baghs were worn by women all-over Punjab during marriage festivals and other joyous occasions. They were embroidered by the women for their own use and use of other family members and were not for sale in the market. The most favoured color is red and its shades, because Bagh and Phulkari are used during marriage and other festivals. Red is also considered auspicious by Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs. Phulkari (Punjabi) embroidery technique from the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, literally means flower work, which was at one time used as the word for embroidery, but in time the word “Phulkari” became restricted to embroidered shawls and head scarfs. Simple and sparsely embroidered odini (head scarfs), dupatta and shawls, made for everyday use, are called Phulkaris, whereas garments that cover the entire body, made for special and ceremonial occasions like weddings and birth of a son, fully covered fabric is called Baghs ("garden") and scattered work on the fabric is called "adha bagh" (half garden). This whole work is done with white or yellow silk floss on cotton khaddarh and starts from the center on the fabric called "chashm-e-bulbul" and spreads to the whole fabric. All of our textiles are handmade and original designs, the making of which takes a lifetime to learn through communities of artisans passing knowledge and techniques from one generation to another. Bawan Bagh Phulkari textile - Wedding Shawl...

Stunning contrasting colors featuring a metallic fringe on this beautiful fine silk, tie dye ceremonial shoulder cloth from Palembang, Sumatra. Early 20 century. There are 2 very small holes shown on the last image, to be expected due to the age. We only source the best. This beautiful shawl can be worn or used as a wall hanging framed...

What a magnificent one-of-a-kind Valentine's Day gift this would be! Wow!! This Chinese silk embroidered shawl is signed by the maker--a very rare find, indeed. This piece is also known as a Canton Manton de Manila...