Material: Cotton
Style: Kisar, Indonesia
Size: Length 250 cm (without the fringes), Width 82 cm
Order Number: MHSKSB1

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.

Kisar is a very small island in South Moluccas, just off the north east tip of Timor. Women produce fine textiles for their own everyday and ceremonial use. Kisar weavers are among the most skilled. 

In Kisar there is a preference for red and rust brown as the dominant colours, complemented by black and dark blue. Geometric designs are rigidly created on many Kisar cloths. They are said to have been brought from Timor.

Kisar women wove selimut shawls for the Tanimbar market.

Map of Kisar.

Early – mid 20th century.

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Material: Cotton
Style: Kisar, Indonesia
Size: Length 153 cm, Width 61 cm
Order Number: MHSKTS1

Kisar is a very small island in South Moluccas, just off the north east tip of Timor. Women produce fine textiles for their own everyday and ceremonial use. Kisar weavers are among the most skilled. 

In Kisar there is a preference for red and rust brown as the dominant colours, complemented by black and dark blue. Geometric designs are rigidly created on many Kisar cloths. They are said to have been brought from Timor.

Human figures are depicted holding up their hands as a dancing gesture in the outer bands.

Map of Kisar.

Early – mid 20th century.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Kisar, Indonesia
Size: Length 144 cm, Width 63 cm
Order Number: MHSKS1

Kisar is a very small island in South Moluccas, just off the north east tip of Timor. Women produce fine textiles for their own everyday and ceremonial use. Kisar weavers are among the most skilled. 

In Kisar there is a preference for red and rust brown as the dominant colours, complemented by black and dark blue. Geometric designs are rigidly created on many Kisar cloths. They are said to have been brought from Timor.

Human figures are depicted holding up their hands as a dancing gesture in the outer bands.

Map of Kisar.

Early – mid 20th century.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Kisar, Indonesia
Size: Length 150 cm, Width 62 cm
Order Number: MHSKS2

Kisar is a very small island in South Moluccas, just off the north east tip of Timor. Women produce fine textiles for their own everyday and ceremonial use. Kisar weavers are among the most skilled. 

In Kisar there is a preference for red and rust brown as the dominant colours, complemented by black and dark blue. Geometric designs are rigidly created on many Kisar cloths. They are said to have been brought from Timor.

Map of Kisar.

Early – mid 20th century.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Kisar, Indonesia
Size: Length 254 cm (without the fringes), Width 72 cm
Order Number: MHSKSB2

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.

Kisar is a very small island in South Moluccas, just off the north east tip of Timor. Women produce fine textiles for their own everyday and ceremonial use. Kisar weavers are among the most skilled. 

In Kisar there is a preference for red and rust brown as the dominant colours, complemented by black and dark blue. Geometric designs are rigidly created on many Kisar cloths. They are said to have been brought from Timor.

Kisar women wove selimut shawls for the Tanimbar market.

Map of Kisar.

Early – mid 20th century.

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

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Material: Cotton
Style: Kisar, Indonesia
Size: Length 150 cm, Width 63 cm
Order Number: MHSKS3

Kisar is a very small island in South Moluccas, just off the north east tip of Timor. Women produce fine textiles for their own everyday and ceremonial use. Kisar weavers are among the most skilled. 

In Kisar there is a preference for red and rust brown as the dominant colours, complemented by black and dark blue. Geometric designs are rigidly created on many Kisar cloths. They are said to have been brought from Timor.

Map of Kisar.

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

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Material: Leather
Style: Timor
Size: Length 34.5 cm, Width 29 cm, Depth 13 cm
Order Number: M6

Timor had a distinctive tradition of dance masks, whose origins and significance remain uncertain. Realistic masks were worn  by men to represent ancestors during dances and ceremonies, including victories in war. They were attached to a  headdress, wig or hood to hide the wearer’s identity. The whole lot was heavy. They are smooth and display cool power. They would have been worn again and again.

19th – early 20th century.

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Material: Silver
Style: Timor
Size: Length 13 cm, Width 10 cm, Depth 2 cm
Order Number: M30

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