Material: Handspun cotton, silk,
Style: Lembata, Indonesia
Size: Length 153 cm, Width 64 cm
Order Number: MHSALLWBTS1

Lembata is a small island just off the eastern coast east of Flores  in the Lesser Sunda islands, formerly known as Lomblen island. It is the largest island in a small group, which share a culture known as Lamaholot.

The villages around the Ili Api volcano on the north coast of Lembata have produced some of Eastern Indonesia’s finest weavers. They supplied the interior  and Kedang in the east with ceremonial textiles, especially  bridewealth cloths, which displayed their highest skills.

Bridewealth cloths are part of the complex gift exchange that takes place at marriage and continues throughout the couple’s life. Textiles are from the wife’s family.

They must be made from locally produced handspun cotton and natural dyes. Morinda citrifolia producing dark red and indigo producing dark blue purple are the main dyes.

The patterns in the bands are striking and balanced. The number of bands is always uneven.

The designs for Kedang, such as this one, are different from the others, with plain, bold, deep indigo central panels with narrow bands of elegant ikat and small stripes of yellow silk thread

There is a similar example in Textiles of Indonesia, The Thomas Murray Collection, Prestel 2021, page 385.

Map of Lembata.

19th – early 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Handspun cotton
Style: Lembata, Indonesia
Size: Length 226 cm, Width 64 cm
Order Number: MHSALLWBT2

Lembata is a small island just off the eastern coast east of Flores  in the Lesser Sunda islands, formerly known as Lomblen island. It is the largest island in a small group, which share a culture known as Lamaholot.

The villages around the Ili Api volcano on the north coast of Lembata have produced some of Eastern Indonesia’s finest weavers. They supplied the interior and Kedang in the east with ceremonial textiles, especially  bridewealth cloths, which displayed their highest skills.

Bridewealth cloths are part of the complex gift exchange that takes place at marriage and continues throughout the couple’s life. Textiles are from the wife’s family.

They must be made from locally produced handspun cotton and natural dyes. Morinda citrifolia producing dark red and indigo producing dark blue purple are the main dyes.

The patterns in the bands are striking and balanced. The number of bands is always uneven.

Map of Lembata.

19th – early 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Handspun cotton
Style: Lembata, Indonesia
Size: Length 207 cm, Width 97 cm
Order Number: MHSALLWBT

Lembata is a small island just off the eastern coast east of Flores  in the Lesser Sunda islands, formerly known as Lomblen island. It is the largest island in a small group, which share a culture known as Lamaholot.

The villages around the Ili Api volcano on the north coast of Lembata have produced some of Eastern Indonesia’s finest weavers. They supplied the interior and Kedang in the east with ceremonial textiles, especially  bridewealth cloths, which displayed their highest skills.

Bridewealth cloths are part of the complex gift exchange that takes place at marriage and continues throughout the couple’s life. Textiles are from the wife’s family.

They must be made from locally produced handspun cotton and natural dyes. Morinda citrifolia producing dark red and indigo producing dark blue purple are the main dyes.

The patterns in the bands are striking and balanced. The number of bands is always uneven.

Map of Lembata.

19th – early 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Handspun cotton
Style: Lembata, Indonesia
Size: Length 194 cm, Width 67 cm
Order Number: MHSALTSS1

Lembata is a small island just off the eastern coast east of Flores  in the Lesser Sunda islands, formerly known as Lomblen island. It is the largest island in a small group, which share a culture known as Lamaholot.

The villages around the Ili Api volcano on the north coast of Lembata have produced some of Eastern Indonesia’s finest weavers. They supplied the interior and Kedang in the east with ceremonial textiles, especially  bridewealth cloths, which displayed their highest skills.

Bridewealth cloths are part of the complex gift exchange that takes place at marriage and continues throughout the couple’s life. Textiles are from the wife’s family.

They must be made from locally produced handspun cotton and natural dyes. Morinda citrifolia producing dark red and indigo producing dark blue purple are the main dyes.

The patterns in the bands are striking and balanced. The number of bands is always uneven.

Map of Lembata.

19th – early 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Handspun cotton
Style: Lembata, Indonesia
Size: Length 139 cm, Width 71 cm
Order Number: MHSALTSS2

Lembata is a small island just off the eastern coast east of Flores  in the Lesser Sunda islands, formerly known as Lomblen island. It is the largest island in a small group, which share a culture known as Lamaholot.

The villages around the Ili Api volcano on the north coast of Lembata have produced some of Eastern Indonesia’s finest weavers. They supplied the interior and Kedang in the east with ceremonial textiles, especially  bridewealth cloths, which displayed their highest skills.

Bridewealth cloths are part of the complex gift exchange that takes place at marriage and continues throughout the couple’s life. Textiles are from the wife’s family.

They must be made from locally produced handspun cotton and natural dyes. Morinda citrifolia producing dark red and indigo producing dark blue purple are the main dyes.

The patterns in the bands are striking and balanced. The number of bands is always uneven.

Map of Lembata.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Handspun cotton
Style: Indonesia
Size: Length 134 cm, Width 67 cm
Order Number: MHSWTS1

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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