Antique Silver Betel Box Laotian Silver Lao Laos South East Asian Antiques Gifts

Antique Indian Hindu Silver Amulet necklace Period 19th century High grade silver Pendant Length 8 x 6 cm weight 60 grams Condition: Fine. Restrung on cotton.

Ga`u Box necklace with silver with Turquoise inlay with coral and turquoise beads  All Tibet/  Himalaya   mid 20th century

A beautiful Vintage Laotian hand woven silk chok cloth in black background with a variety of supplementary colours with detailed geometric and mythical animal designs, a stunning piece of silk weaving executed by some of the best and most skilled weavers in the world. Chok weaving is a technique where two or more different coloured threads are inserted between each row of warp thread. These are inserted by hand, so it’s akin to embroidery or carpet weaving. Size 80 x 18 inches 200 x 45 cm approx. Period 1970s About weaving in Laos The evolution of weaving in Laos, which emerged from the cultural contact between different ethnic groups, has created some of the most intricate and stunning textiles to come from the simple floor loom. For more than 40 years following World War II, Lao weaving all but disappeared. Within a few short years, Lao textiles, in particular the Lao Tai people's supplementary weft weaving, travelled from the brink of extinction to what is considered by collectors and connoisseurs to be amongst the finest textiles in the world. Silk production, dying and weaving reached Laos with the arrival of the Tai Kadai people from Yunnan in today’s China, around 1,200 years ago. As they travelled through the region, they encountered the indigenous Mon-Khmer people who were already weaving other types of fabric, mostly raw cotton and hemp. In Lao-Tai textiles...

A ancient Greek Cypriot pottery bowl Buff pottery of globular form with pointed small base with painted bands of colour Early Iron age C 1000 500 BC...

The sculpture dates from the beginning of the 20th century and has a wonderful patina.

This spice box comes for the Island of Nias, Indonesia. Dating to the early 20th Century it was crafted from a single block of wood. It features a sliding lid, has an elegant wood te...

This teak storage box comes for the Island of Java, Indonesia. Dating to the Mid-20th Century it was crafted from a single block of teak. It features ...

Set of five blue glass earrings from Ban Chiang culture, South East Asia Measures: Different heights in stands 14/12/12/11/9 cm.