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This Tapa or Ngatu cloth was made of mulberry bark fiber in Tonga during the 20th century. Tapa or Ngatu in Tonga is a type of decorated barkcloth found throughout Polynesia. The inner bark of the paper mulberry tree is beaten with a mallet and joined into a large cloth which is then decorated with natural dyes and pigments. The decoration is called Kupesi and references the natural world, seasons and Tongan cosmology.
Polynesian Ngatu Tapa Cloth - 4’11 x 6’9
$750.00
This Pre-Columbian textile panel dates from the Chimu period. The central band features a repeat pattern of confronting figures upon a table or pedestal and surrounded by bird figures. The coloful palette includes pinks and purples derived from cochineal. Very finely woven and well-preserved textile panel.
Framed Pre Colombian Chimu Textile Panel - 1'10 x 1'10
$1,250.00
Contour Rivalry This Pre-Columbian textile panel dates from the Chancay period. It features brown and beige trefoil pattern that meanders around alternating red, white and blue squares. The squares showcase interlocking patterns that alternate between birds and fish
Framed Pre Colombian Chancay Textile Panel - 1' x 3'2
$1,450.00
Chancay dolls that often have a simple fabric or burlap face with woven or embroidered facial features. This piece features wonderful cochineal dyed tassels and inlcudes blue and orange macaw feathers.
Chancay-Style Burial Doll in Shadow Box - 10" x 1'3 x 2"
$450.00
Chancay-Style Burial Dolls in Shadow Box - 1'1 x 2'1 x 2
Chancay-Style Burial Dolls in Shadow Box - 1'1 x 2'1 x 2"
$450.00
It features a grid of colorful squares stuffed with padding and scrunched together creating a very fluffy appearance.  The squares are made of a variety of fabrics, some plain and others with simple patterns. It is backed in silk that is embellished with silk embroidered flowers. A very unique and interesting piece.
Heirloom Puffy Square Quilt - 2’11 x 4’3
$1,250.00
It features a variation of the classic log cabin design in 42 squares. The concentric squares are broken up by a highly contrasting concentric diamond over the top. A very striking composition with great visual power. Would be very impactful hung on a wall. Quilt
Heirloom Log Cabin Quilt - 5’8 x 6’9
$1,500.00 Sold out
It features abstracted roses that alternate with open squares and is framed by a ruffled silk border. The roses in rendered in light and dark pink petals with light and dark green leaves and each feature a yellow silk center. The small blanket has a soft and dainty feel and was likely intended for a newborn baby. 19th century americana
Heirloom Baby Knit Blanket - 2’3 x 2’11
$750.00
Crazy quilts are so-called
Antique Heirloom Crazy Quilt - 5’8 x 6’9
$1,250.00
Muharram Termeh Shawl Fragment
Muharram Termeh Shawl Fragment - 2'9 x 3'5
$850.00
Silk Uzbek chapan is crafted silk in serrated blocks of blue, white and two shades of purple. The floral liner is made of soviet fabric. A very graphic and eye catching piece with a contemporary feel.
Antique Ikat Chapan - 3'6 x 4'11
$850.00
Antique Kerman Termeh
Antique Kerman Termeh - 3'5 x 4'
$950.00
sangsari silk shawl
Antique Sangsari Silk Shawl - 1'7 x 8'8
$1,750.00
bunches of grapes, leaves and various floral forms on an open brown/black ground. blossoming vines that meander around the perimeter on a canary yellow ground. It is woven in a curvilinear style that utilizes so-called
19th Century Ukrainian Tapestry - 6'6 x 10'2
$7,500.00
shawl was handwoven in Morocco during the middle of the 20th Century. This shawl is very finely woven of soft wool and features horizontal bands of undyed wool in various browns, grays and ivories. Finished with neatly braided fringes.
Midcentury Moroccan Blanket - 4'9 x 6'7
$750.00
This quilt was hand-sewn in North America during the early 20th century.  It features a variation of the log cabin pattern in various diamond shapes. Framed by a red border.
Small Antique Quilt - 2'8 x 2'10
$150.00