Material: Cotton
Style:  Belu, Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 152 cm, Width 57 cm
Order Number: MHSTTS1

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 138 cm, Width 56 cm
Order Number: MHSTTS2

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 220 cm (not including fringe), Width 110 cm
Order Number: MHSTTSB1

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Textiles serve functions, such as blankets and outer garments, to provide warmth. They also use blankets for their horses. Fishermen take textiles with them when they set sail in search of fish.

Blankets were also made and reserved for the ruler’s horses.

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Timor.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Biboki, Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 125 cm, Width 122 cm
Order Number: MHSTBS1

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Coming from West Timor, from the region of Biboki, this sarong has the distinctive colours and motifs of the ethnic group.

The Biboki ethnic group has a distinctive motif called Buna with variations of ikat technique based on social class.

Ordinary people would have two to three Ikat, while the higher the class, up to five.

Colours play an important role. In Timor nuit (red) is the most highly valued, followed by meton (blue-black).

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Belu, Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 163 cm, Width 124 cm
Order Number: MHSTTS3

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Handspun cotton
Style: Ayotupas, West Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 151 cm, Width 105 cm
Order Number: MHSTS1

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Woman’s sarong.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 367 cm (not including fringes), Width 72 cm
Order Number: MHSTT1

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Keta, Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 193 cm (not including fringes), Width 98 cm
Order Number: MHSTSB2

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Selimut is Indonesian for blanket, shawl or shoulder cloth. In Indonesia they are usually finer than in the West and are worn over the shoulder as a man’s mantle or wrapped around the body. They are used for everyday or formal purposes.

Blankets were also made and reserved for the ruler’s horses.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 200 cm, Width 54 cm
Order Number: MHSTT2

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

There are some holes.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 213 cm, Width 59 cm
Order Number: MHSTTS2

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Woman’s tube sarong.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Biboki, Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 124 cm, Width 70 cm
Order Number: MHSTBS2

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Coming from West Timor, from the region of Biboki, this sarong has the distinctive colours and motifs of the ethnic group.

The Biboki ethnic group has a distinctive motif called Buna with variations of ikat technique based on social class.

Ordinary people would have two to three Ikat, while the higher the class, up to five.

Colours play an important role. In Timor nuit (red) is the most highly valued, followed by meton (blue-black).

Map of Timor.

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

The post 62. Timor Biboki Sarong 2 appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Material: Cotton
Style: Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 206 cm, Width 60 cm
Order Number: MHSTTS3

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Woman’s tube sarong.

Map of Timor.

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

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Material: Handspun cotton, natural dyes.
Style: Ayotupas, West Timor, Indonesia
Size: Length 151 cm, Width 105 cm
Order Number: MHSTS2

Timor is at the far east of Indonesia.  It has 28 linguistic groups.

The Dutch and Portuguese competed for its resources, including sandalwood, from the mid-1600s until 1913, when they resolved their dispute by dividing the island equally.

Textiles have always been traded across Timor as wealth and for gift exchanges during ceremonies. Patterns indicate identity, relationships and social status. Timorese weavers are particularly skilful.

Woman’s tube sarong.

Motifs of fish

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Timor.

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

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