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.

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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.

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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).

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Material: Cotton
Style: Sawu, Indonesia
Size: Length 151 cm (not including fringes), Width 78 cm
Order Number: MHSSSB1

Sawu, also known as Savu, Sabu, Havu, and Hawu) is the largest of a group of three islands, midway between Sumba and Roti, west of Timor. Ancient customs have strongly survived.

It is remote and renowned for its textile prowess. They have archaic banded arrangements.

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. In Sawu they are fringed.

Map of Sawu.

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

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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: Cotton
Style: Sawu, Indonesia
Size: Length 146 cm (not including fringes), Width 77 cm
Order Number: MHSSTT1

Sawu, also known as Savu, Sabu, Havu, and Hawu) is the largest of a group of three islands, midway between Sumba and Roti, west of Timor. Ancient customs have strongly survived.

It is remote and renowned for its textile prowess. They have archaic banded arrangements.

Map of Sawu.

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.

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Material: Palm Leaf
Style:  Nyuh Kuning, Bali, , Indonesia
Size: Height 22 cm, Diameter 45 cm
Order Number: MHSABBB1

About 30-40 years.

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Material: Palm Leaf
Style:  Nyuh Kuning, Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 31 cm, Diameter 23 cm (top) 15 cm (base)
Order Number: MHSABBB3

About 30-40 years.

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Material: Palm Leaf
Style:  Nyuh Kuning, Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 28 cm, Diameter 33 cm (top) 22 cm (base)
Order Number: MHSABBB4

About 30-40 years.

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Material: Palm Leaf
Style:  Nyuh Kuning, Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 29 cm, Diameter 20 cm (top) 15 cm (base)
Order Number: MHSABBB5

About 30-40 years.

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Material: Wood
Style:  Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 21.5 cm, Width 9.5 cm, Depth 3 cm
Order Number: MHSABCFSC2

Called kotak taji, this is a small box in which razor sharp double-bladed steel spurs (taji), about 10 centimetres long,  used for a cockfight, are kept and handed down from one generation to the next. The spur should be forged during a new moon and preferably during a violent thunderstorm.  There are lots of superstitions, many of which are contained in the old palm leaf lontar books. The spur is tied on to the cock’s leg.

There was cockfighting in China in the 6th century BC. It also took place in India, Persia and Ancient Rome and in more modern times Denmark and Spain and among royalty and aristocrats in England. It was also enjoyed in the United States, Latin America and Cuba. It’s been outlawed under cruelty against animal legislation in these countries.

Centuries ago cockfighting – and gambling – were compulsory in Indonesia – and taxed. Cockfighting has been now banned by law throughout Indonesia, although it still takes place. Bali was the last island to ban it in 1981, but 3 bouts are allowed for purification purposes during a Balinese religious ceremony.  There is no need to make more spur boxes and the art will die out.

Offerings called caru,  including part of an animal, often chickens, are placed on the ground to appease bad spirits and avoid harm. Fresh blood spit on the ground from rounds of paired  roosters during cockfighting (tajen) is within this category as it delights evil demons.

It is a favourite sport for Balinese men and gambling is a big attraction.

More information about Cockfights here: https://www.murnis.com/culture/balinese-cockfights/ and in our book Secrets of Bali.

About 80-90 years old.

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