Textile Collection
I started my collection with a few pieces of Antique baby carriers originary from the Yunnan province and other regions of southwest China. I felt immediate connection to all other types of antique textiles and customs from other countries in the region, such as Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. Later, when we moved to Bali, I started collecting Indonesian textiles which are extremely diverse, given the variety of cultures of the Indonesian archipelago.
Below are some examples of my collection.
Silk Embroidered Baby Carriers
"Charged with a unique emotional message, the baby carrier expresses the love of a mother for her child and her hopes for the future. It is a symbolic extension of the umbilical cord. Every stitch and thread of a mother's embroidery work on her baby carriers is the deepest expression of her love to her child."
Prices and full collection of Miao, Shui and other minority people textiles by request.
Circa: begining XXth Century
Origin: Baby carrier, Shui people, Guizhou province, China
Chinese in Sumatra
"The Chinese have a long history of trade and religious contact with the Indonesian archipelago. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Chinese traders and artisans settled along the coastal towns of the archipelago. Their descendants, known as Peranakan Chinese, adopted aspects of local culture and spoke a colloquial form of Malay, but maintained Chinese beliefs, dress and rituals such as wedding customs and practices of worship." Keep reading...
Prices and full collection of Chinese-Sumatran Textiles by request.
Circa: Late XIXth Century
Origin: North Sumatra, Indonesia.
West Sumatran Ceremonial Cloths
The Minang woman of Sumatra developed a rich variety of textiles that included ceremonial forms as well as other types, which were used as clothing. Among the most visually striking textiles are these intricately square-shaped cloths that were exchanged during important rites of passage. They were displayed or exchanged at both birth and death, at marriages, circumcisions, and ceremonies marking changes in social rank. They served as the focal point for ceremonial meals, as the seat for the elders who oversaw traditional law, and were tied to the ridge poles of newly built houses. They were a sacred force that bound society together.
Prices and full collection of Sumatran Textiles by request.
Circa: Early XXth Century
Origin: West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Detail of embroidery on ceremonial cloth
Circa: Early XXth Century
Origin: West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Embroidered Baby Carriers
Circa: Early XXth Century
Origin: Miao people, Yunnan province, China
Adding more pieces soon.
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