Material: Beads, tassels
Style: Afghanistan – Uzbek
Size:  Height 85 cm, Width 19 cm
Order Number: MHSAAUWHD1

Central Asian Uzbek people are found mainly in Uzbekistan and  other parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan. More than 16 million Uzbeks live in Uzbekistan and about 2,000,000 in Afghanistan.

Uzbek tribal bead and braided hair decoration with silver caps and ring ornaments and tassels. Long braided hair was decorated in rural areas to show the girl’s beauty.

Map of Afghanistan.

Early – mid 20th century.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Bukhara, Uzbekistan 
Size:  Height 137 cm, Width 78 cm
Order Number: MHSATG2

Bukhara  is a city in Uzbekistan located on the Silk Road. People have lived in the area around Bukhara for at least 5,000 years and the city has existed for 2,500 years. Bukhara has long served as a centre of trade, scholarship, culture and religion.

This would be a traditional robe of honour, a loose coat of padded cotton,  called a chapan for an Uzbek ruler to present to a guest or courtier.

About 50-60 years old.

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Material: Cotton, mirror
Style: Gujarat, India
Size:  Height 9 cm (front)  22 cm (back), Diameter 14 cm
Order Number: MHSAAHH1

Mid-20th century.

Map of Bhuj.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Kohistan, Pakistan
Size:  Height 67 cm, Width 26 cm
Order Number: MHSATWH2

Kohistan (Persian and Urdu: ‘Country of the Hills’ or ‘Highlands’) is a sparsely populated area of mountainous or hilly tracts in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Livestock (mainly sheep and goats) are raised and grains and vegetables are grown.

This is a girl’s headdress which covers the whole head and goes down covering the neck to the shoulder. Worn constantly in the harsh, mountain climate and elaborately worked with protective motifs. Ear flaps and long back panel safeguards the head.

Map of Kohistan.

Mid-20th century.

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Material: Bark cloth lining, beads
Style: Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Size:  Height 56 cm, Width 88 cm (arm to arm)
Order Number: MHSASLT1

Plant fibres and leaves have been used to make clothes from Neolithic times and isolated Southeast Asian groups in Burma, the islands of Enggano and Mentawai off the west coast of Sumatra, and Luzon, Palawan and Mindanao in the Philippines, were wearing them into the 20th century. In some places they are still used as ritual clothing, for example in the island of Buru in Indonesia, by shamans in Borneo and dancers in some Bali Aga villages in Bali. Many of the groups were nomadic hunters, but when they settled down to agriculture used thread and cloth.

The use of bark cloth (nunu) has largely disappeared now, but continues to be used in the northern parts of central Sulawesi for delicate ceremonial garments and sturdy everyday clothes for women. Originally tunics for Sulawesi women were  made from bark cloth and later were made from cotton and bark cloth retained as a lining.

The ladies tunic is from the Kaili people of Central Sulawesi. The motif from the north-west region of central Sulawesi is the petondu, the buffalo motif depicted as a diamond or star with curling embroidered points, resembling a buffalo’s horns. Buffalos are prized in Sulawesi.

There is a small restoration under the arm.

There is a similar example from the Australian National Gallery in Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 40.

19th century.

Map of Sulawesi.

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Material: Cotton, embroidery
Style: Alas people, Central Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Size:  Height 42 cm, Width 35 cm
Order Number: MHSASJ6

This is a hand-embroidered woman’s blouse called a baju mesirat made by the Alas people of Aceh. The name for the pattern is sirat, which means to write. The colours are black, red, yellow and white.

It is embroidered front and back with bands of geometric motifs which is typical of Islamic patterns. Aceh is strongly Muslim.

The vest is in good condition.

There is an example from the Australian National Gallery in Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 404.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Aceh.

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Material: Cotton, embroidery
Style: Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Size:  Height 40 cm, Width 41 cm
Order Number: MHSASJ5

This is a hand-embroidered woman’s blouse called a baju mesirat made by the Alas people of Aceh. The name for the pattern is sirat, which means to write. The colours are black, red, yellow and white.

It is embroidered front and back with bands of geometric motifs which is typical of Islamic patterns. Aceh is strongly Muslim.

The vest is in good condition.

There is an example from the Australian National Gallery in Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 404.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Aceh.

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Material: Cotton, embroidery
Style: Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Size: Width 40 cm, Length 38 cm
Order Number: CL3

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Aceh.

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Material: Cotton, embroidery
Style: Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Size: Width 42 cm, Length 43 cm
Order Number: CL4

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Aceh.

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Material: Cotton, embroidery, sequins
Style: Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Size: Height 37 cm, Width 39 cm
Order Number: CL5

Early – mid 20th century.

Map of Aceh.

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Material: Cotton, embroidery
Style: Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
Size:  Height 41 cm, Width 36 cm
Order Number: MHSASJ4

This is a hand-embroidered woman’s blouse called a baju mesirat made by the Alas people of Aceh. The name for the pattern is sirat, which means to write. The colours are black, red, yellow and white.

It is embroidered front and back with bands of geometric motifs which is typical of Islamic patterns. Aceh is strongly Muslim.

The vest is in good condition.

There is an example from the Australian National Gallery in Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 404.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Aceh.

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Material: Cotton, natural dyes, cowrie shells, mirror pieces, embroidery
Style: South Sumatra, Indonesia
Size:  Height 124 cm, Width 21 cm (arm to arm)
Order Number: MHSASKJ1

Young unmarried women in the Kauer district of the western highlands of south Sumatra wore decorative long-sleeved jackets during ceremonies, together with a sarong. They were made before marriage from a rectangular piece of woven cotton with natural dyes and intricate embroidery.

They were short, cropped, and loose fitting. The design was complex and intricate on the front and back, invoking good luck or protection. Decorative panels with colourful stripes adorned the upper front and back. The many cowrie or nassa shells around the neck and collar were probably intended to bring the owner many children. Many small mirrors called cermuk were embroidered on to the surface of the cloth, either geometrically or scattered casually over the surface.

Until recently the Kauer people were isolated in an almost inaccessible part of South Sumatra. Little is known about their textiles but they seemed to incorporate elements of an ancient animist belief system and more recent Islamic culture. Weaving ceased long ago in these areas and very few pieces are found today.

There are examples from the Australian National Gallery in Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 312. There are also two examples in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

There are two examples from the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam in Splendid Symbols, Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia, Mattiebelle Gittinger, Oxford University Press, 1985, page 86.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Sumatra.

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Material: Cotton, natural dyes, cowrie shells, mirror pieces, embroidery
Style: South Sumatra, Indonesia
Size:  Height 137 cm, Width 29 cm (arm to arm)
Order Number: MHSASKJ2

Young unmarried women in the Kauer district of the western highlands of south Sumatra wore decorative long-sleeved jackets during ceremonies, together with a sarong. They were made before marriage from a rectangular piece of woven cotton with natural dyes and intricate embroidery.

They were short, cropped, and loose fitting. The design was complex and intricate on the front and back, invoking good luck or protection. Decorative panels with colourful stripes adorned the upper front and back. The many cowrie or nassa shells around the neck and collar were probably intended to bring the owner many children. Many small mirrors called cermuk were embroidered on to the surface of the cloth, either geometrically or scattered casually over the surface.

Until recently the Kauer people were isolated in an almost inaccessible part of South Sumatra. Little is known about their textiles but they seemed to incorporate elements of an ancient animist belief system and more recent Islamic culture. Weaving ceased long ago in these areas and very few pieces are found today.

There are examples from the Australian National Gallery in Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 312. There are also two examples in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

There are two examples from the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam in Splendid Symbols, Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia, Mattiebelle Gittinger, Oxford University Press, 1985, page 86.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Sumatra.

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Material: Cotton, natural dyes, cowrie shells, mirror pieces, embroidery
Style: South Sumatra, Indonesia
Size:  Height 129 cm, Width 30 cm (arm to arm)
Order Number: MHSASKJ3

Young unmarried women in the Kauer district of the western highlands of south Sumatra wore decorative long-sleeved jackets during ceremonies, together with a sarong. They were made before marriage from a rectangular piece of woven cotton with natural dyes and intricate embroidery.

They were short, cropped, and loose fitting. The design was complex and intricate on the front and back, invoking good luck or protection. Decorative panels with colourful stripes adorned the upper front and back. The many cowrie or nassa shells around the neck and collar were probably intended to bring the owner many children. Many small mirrors called cermuk were embroidered on to the surface of the cloth, either geometrically or scattered casually over the surface.

Until recently the Kauer people were isolated in an almost inaccessible part of South Sumatra. Little is known about their textiles but they seemed to incorporate elements of an ancient animist belief system and more recent Islamic culture. Weaving ceased long ago in these areas and very few pieces are found today.

There are examples from the Australian National Gallery in Textiles of Southeast Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 312. There are also two examples in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

There are two examples from the Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam in Splendid Symbols, Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia, Mattiebelle Gittinger, Oxford University Press, 1985, page 86.

19th – early 20th century.

Map of Sumatra.

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Material: Cotton, coins
Style: Swat Valley, North Pakistan
Size:  Height 15 cm (hat) 77 cm (tail), Diameter 22 cm
Order Number: MHSATWWH2

Swat Valley is sometimes called the Switzerland of Asia. It’s where Malala is from. This headdress would have been worn on a special occasion, such as a wedding. Dye may be made from insects.

Map of Swat.

Probably 1930 -1940s.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Totonicapan, Guatemala
Size:  Length 230 cm (including the braided end ties), Width 8 cm
Order Number: MHSATGB1

This is a Maya woman’s faja (belt) made in Totonicapan, Guatemala, but used in villages throughout the Guatemalan Highlands.

The fine designs are woven into the Totonicapan belt as it is made. The belt is completely filled with these designs. Common designs include birds, ducks, roosters, peacocks, horses, rabbits, cats, dogs, people, buses, cars, pine trees, trees of life, stars, pitchers, and many other things. The colours are attractive: blues, greens, purples, reds, yellows, pinks, orange.

Hand woven on a small blackstrap belt/hair ribbon loom. Excellent condition for its age and very fine weaving.

Map of Guatemala.

Mid 20th century.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Length  240 cm, Width 142 cm
Order Number: MHSATBED1

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

Old Russian cotton lining.

Mid – 20th century.

Map of Turkmenistan.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Length  220 cm, Width 127 cm
Order Number: MHSATBED2

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

Old Russian cotton lining.

Mid – 20th century.

Map of Uzbekistan.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Height 105 cm, Width 68 cm (top), 72 cm (bottom)
Order Number: MHSATG4

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

A traditional robe of honour, a loose coat of padded cotton,  called a chapan.

Early 20th century.

Map of Turkmenistan.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Height 57 cm, Width 60 cm (top), 48 cm (bottom)
Order Number: MHSATG5

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

A Turkmen child’s ceremonial tunic, heavily laden with amulets, coins, discs, tassels, and beads, to protect the child from misfortune.

About 50-60 years old.

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