1824 Antique Sumatra Tampan Ship Cloth color_multi with incised lines on one

with incised lines on one cover (perhaps for an attachment

Glossy silk on deep maroon cotton base cloth that has been hand spun and hand woven

Traditional geometric motifs that are signatures of identity of the community along with many random animal motifs

In light of the fact that this is so young and yet so elaborate

I am unable to read the text but was told that the date mentioned corresponds to Julian date of 1874

1824 Antique Sumatra Tampan Ship Cloth color_multi with incised lines on oneAntique Ship Cloth Tampan from Sumatra Layout with motifs in four quadrants The main field shows 4 houses with human figures within all created in rust red Well developed blue borders. My first impression was that because the river like lines are irregular (as they are neither straight nor perfect zigzags) this might be the work of a novice. But the precision with which the irregular lines are all parallel to each other makes me think that this is an