210 SOLD Rare Vintage Woven Sungit Skirt from Borneo with Human Consummation motif origin_Dayak Vintage dowry bag with hybrid

Vintage dowry bag with hybrid work from both Vagadia and Debariya Rabari group

In places like Pochampally

I was told that it is the Laxmi Purana and contains a text a narration of the story of Lakshmi - the story of the Goddes of Wealth and the wife of Vishnu

Mirrorwork & thick dense embroidery with mirrors and bright silk colors

this is a BAGH Phulkari in which the base cloth is covered almost completely with silk floss and on the front it is hard to make out the color of the base

210 SOLD Rare Vintage Woven Sungit Skirt from Borneo with Human Consummation motif origin_Dayak Vintage dowry bag with hybridSuperb Sungkit Weave Skirt from Borneo Spectacular array of human motif including two renditions of human consummation Handwoven. Rare supplementary weft weaving that is no longer practiced. Estimated to be from the 1940s 1960s SIZE: 21 inches folded over x 23 inches height Comparable examples of this weave may be seen at https: artgallery. yale. edu collections objects 128371 *** This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its