MICROSCOPIC IMAGES

Note how natural all the old hand spun material looks, both cotton and silk - like the vines and tree roots underfoot in a jungle. [Below is a prime example, from PC 224.] This is a quality that the microscopy brings out, but that is often immediately apparent to the feel of the cloth, and the first visual appearance - though we have repeatedly been surprised to see hand spun thread in old cloth where we had expected to see early machine made thread, Benang Belanda from Dutch factories on Sumatra and Java, or imported from elsewhere, e.g. China.
This 'close reading' of the cloths in our collection, an ongoing process started in early 2016, is yielding much confirmation of expectation, but also quite a few surprises. The variety of thread combinations for instance is greater than expected. We are seeing hand spun thread used singly and double-ply; commercial thread used singly, double-ply, triple-play and even quadruple ply; this paired with single, double, tripe and in once case quadruple weft. We urge you to kindly report any insights or details that we missed.

For reference visit the page with examples of known machine spun thread.

old Manulea ikat

Early 20th C. ikat man's cloth, beti, from Manulea, Timor, with hand spun cotton thread.

001 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1940-1950
002 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Fine, double ply; twin warp, single weft. Whether hand-spun or commercial could not be ascertained., Late 19th to early 20th c.
003 Roti Group, Roti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1930
004 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, quad-ply, 1940-60
005 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, quad-ply, 1950-1960
006 Roti Group, Ndao
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1920-40
007 Flores Group, Peninsula
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c.
008 Roti Group, Ndao
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1920-1940
012 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, and commercial thread, both double-ply, 1925-1945
013 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1910-1930
014 Roti Group, Roti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1900-1925
015 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply. quad-ply weft. , Early 20th c.
016 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine , Ca 1930
017 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1970s
019 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, 1940s or early '50s
020 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th to early 20th c.
021 Flores Group, Lio
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1930-1950
022 Flores Group, Lio
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, 1925-1950
023 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
024 Flores Group, Sikka
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1925 or older
026 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1930-1945
027 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
028 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1930-1945
031 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1930-1950
032 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1915-1945
033 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1880 to early 20th c.
034 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, 1925-1950
035 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th c. or very early 20th c.
036 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1930-1945
037 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1920-1930
038 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1880-1920
039 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1940-1950
040 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1940
041 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine - plus pinstripes in commercial cotton, 1920
043 Bali Group, Nusa Penida
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Early 20th c.
044 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, Early 20th c.
046 Bali Group, Nusa Penida
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Mid to late 19th c.
047 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Early 20th c.
048 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 19th or very early 20th c.
049 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, double-ply, Late colonial to early 1950s
050 Flores Group, Sikka
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1950
051 Flores Group, Sikka
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, 1925-1945
052 Flores Group, Nage Keo
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th to early 20th c.
056 Flores Group, Lio
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, Early 20th c.
057 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Late 19th to early 20th c.
058 Bali Group, Tenganan
Double ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Early 1900s
059 Bali Group, Tenganan
Double ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 1900s
060 Bali Group, Bali
Double ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th c.
061 India, Gujarat
Double ikat, Silk, hand-spun, 18th or early 19th c.
064 Sulawesi, Toraja
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1970s
065 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1920-1940
066 Sulawesi, Toraja
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium; loosely twined 2-ply warp, twin weft., 1970s
067 Sulawesi, Toraja
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse; quad-ply warp interlaced with quadruple weft., 1970s
068 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th c.
069 Sumatra, Bangka
Weft ikat, Silk, hand-spun, 18th to mid 19th c.
071 Sumatra, Putih Doh
Weft ikat, Silk, hand-spun, very fine, mid 18th to mid 19th c.
072 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1950s
073 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1930-1945
074 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1940
075 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1935-1950
076 Flores Group, Ngadha
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Early 20th c.
077 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Early 20th c.
079 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Lontar fibre or coarse cotton, or mixture, 1940
080 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
081 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine - plus pinstripes in commercial cotton, 1950-1960
082 Flores Group, Lio
Warp ikat, Rayon, fine, 1950
084 Flores Group, Ndona
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1930-1945
085 Flores Group, Ndona
Warp ikat, Cotton, very fine, double-ply. Whether hand-spun or commercial could not be ascertained with confidence. See micro-photography., 1930-1940
086 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Fine hand-spun cotton in all ikated bands and stripes; commercial cotton in the accent stripes., Circa 1950
091 Moluccas, Luang
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine - plus pinstripes in commercial cotton., 1925-1940
092 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, quadruple ply., 1925-1945
093 Flores Group, Sikka
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1940 or earlier
095 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
096 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1960-1970
097 Flores Group, Peninsula
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, mid 20th c
099 Flores Group, Lio
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1920-1940
100 Sulawesi, Toraja
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Late colonial
102 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th c. to very early 20th
103 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Late 19th to early 20th c.
107 Roti Group, Roti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1925-1940, perhaps earlier
108 Flores Group, Nage Keo
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1900-1925
109 Moluccas, Babar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1890-1930
110 Moluccas, Lakor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton, 1940
112 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1910
114 Solor Archipelago, Alor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
115 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 19th or early 20th c.
116 Flores Group, Ngadha
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th to early 20th c.
117 Savu Group, Raijua
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1930-1950.
119 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 19th or very early 20th c.
120 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1930-1940
122 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus pinstripes in commercial cotton, 1940
124 Bali Group, Bali
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Late 19th - early 20th c.
126 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Late 19th to early 20th c.
127 Roti Group, Roti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1940
128 Flores Group, Peninsula
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1930-1950
129 Bali Group, Nusa Penida
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1935 or before
130 Solor Archipelago, Adonara
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, and silk, Late 19th to early 20th C.
131 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Late 19th or early 20th c.
132 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1935-1950
133 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, largely hand-spun, Circa 1950
138 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, largely hand-spun, 1900-1930
140 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1950
142 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1950 or earlier
143 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1950 or earlier
145 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1950
146 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Early 20th c.
148 Solor Archipelago, Solor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1940-1955
149 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1940-1960
150 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1970
151 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th or early 20th c.
153 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, 19th c.
154 Sulawesi, Bugis
Warp ikat, Silk, commercial, fine, 1950-1960
155 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th or very early 20th c.
156 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1880
157 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton, 19th c.
158 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
160 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, Circa 1940
161 Flores Group, Ende
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1910-1930
162 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, plus pinstripes in commercial cotton., Circa 1950
163 Sumba, West Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, single weft (the mark of an apex Sumba weaving), Late 19th - early 20th c.
164 Flores Group, Ngadha
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Early 20th c.
165 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Before1950.
166 Solor Archipelago, Alor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
167 Solor Archipelago, Ternate and Buaya
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse for the field, commercial cotton four-ply for the ikated bands., Circa 1950
168 Sumatra, Lampung
Warp ikat, silk embroidery, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 18th-19th c.
169 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, great gauge veriations between very fine and medium; weft unusually fine., Early 20th century
170 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th C. or older
171 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, medium, double-ply, 1960
172 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, 1930-1950
173 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1950 or before
174 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, 19th to early 20th c.
175 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1930-1940
176 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, First half 20th c.
177 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1930-1950
178 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Early 20th c.
179 Solor Archipelago, Solor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Ca 1950
180 Roti Group, Roti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Early 20th c.
181 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1925-1950
182 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat and supplementary warp, Cotton, quad-ply fine commercial thread, Circa 1950
183 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Late 19th c.
184 Solor Archipelago, Pantar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1925-1950
185 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, ca. 99% hand-spun, Before 1950
186 Timor, Semau
Warp ikat, Cotton, double-ply commercial thread, Before 1950
187 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1930-1945
188 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1930s
189 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1925-1945
190 Flores Group, Ende
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Circa 1850 (well before 1888)
191 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, 1930-1950
192 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, 1930-1950
193 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, Early 20th C.
194 Sumba, East Sumba
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, Early 20th C.
195 Moluccas, Leti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun and commercial, 1930s
196 Flores Group, Ende
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1930
197 Flores Group, Nage Keo
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1900-1925
198 Moluccas, Babar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c.
199 Flores Group, Ende
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th - early 20th c.
200 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th c. or early 20th c.
201 Sulawesi, Toraja
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, single yarn and double-ply, Late 19th - early 20th c.
202 Borneo, Sarawak
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, double-ply, 1940-1950 (?)
203 Sumatra, Aceh
Warp ikat, Silk, hand-spun, very fine, 1800-1850
205 Sumatra, Palembang
Weft ikat, silk embroidery, couching, Silk, hand-spun, 18th-19th c.
206 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, quad-ply, 1930-1945
207 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun and commercial, 1920-1940
209 Flores Group, Palu'e
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th c. to very early 20th c.
210 Lombok, Lombok
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1920
211 Flores Group, Peninsula
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1945 or before
212 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Late 19th - early 20th c.
214 Bali Group, Bali
Warp ikat, Silk, hand-spun, fine, 19th to early 20th c.
215 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1930-1945
217 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, Late 19th C.
218 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, very fine, double-ply. Whether hand-spun or commercial could not be ascertained with confidence. See micro-photography., Early 20th c.
219 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, very fine, double-ply. Whether hand-spun or commercial could not be ascertained with confidence. See micro-photography. , Early 20th c.
220 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c.
221 Solor Archipelago, Solor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1930-1945
222 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, 1930
223 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920s
224 Timor, West Timor
Weft ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Late 19th to early 20th c.
225 Sulawesi, Toraja
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, double-ply, Early 20th c.
228 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1910-1930
229 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c.
230 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, twice twined, Late 19th to early 20th c.
231 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1940-1950
233 Flores Group, Ende
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1940 or before
234 Roti Group, Ndao
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1930-1945
235 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th to early 20th c.
237 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Commercial cotton, double ply., 1935-1950
238 Flores Group, Ende
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th or early 20th c. (before 1930)
240 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Late 19th to early 20th c.
241 Sumatra, Kaur
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Mid 19th to very early 20th c.
242 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium. Unusual single weft. , 19th to early 20th c.
243 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920 of before
244 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c.
245 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1930-1950
246 Flores Group, Ende
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1910-1930
247 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Ca. 1900
248 Moluccas, Leti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun and commercial, Before 1911
249 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, Second quarter 20th c.
250 Bali Group, Bali
Weft ikat (endek) and songket, Silk, commercial, 19th to early 20th c.
251 Flores Group, Ende
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Before 1950
252 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, Early 20th c.
253 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, 19th to very early 20th c.
254 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Mid 20th c. or before
255 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1940
256 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun - plus pinstripes in commercial cotton, 1920-1930
257 Sumatra, Batak
Warp ikat, supplementary weft and supplementary warp, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th c.
258 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1900-1930
259 Flores Group, Ende
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1910-1930
260 Moluccas, Halmahera
Warp ikat in medium cotton and supplementary weft, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Circa 1900
261 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1900
262 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Early 20th c.
263 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, quad-ply to achieve firmness., Circa 1950
264 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, 1950 or before
265 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1950 or before
266 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1950
267 Moluccas, Sermata
Warp ikat, discontinuous supplementary weft and nassa shell appliqué., Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th c.
269 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Early 20th c.
270 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, coarse, Late 19th c.
271 Moluccas, Romang
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1920-1940
273 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton, 1900-1925
274 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton, Circa 1950
275 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton., Late colonial period.
276 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton, Late colonial
277 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, First quarter 20th c. or 19th c.
278 Moluccas, Sermata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, quad-ply, loosely twined - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton, Late colonial
279 Moluccas, Luang
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, and commercial thread., Late colonial to 1950
280 Moluccas, Luang
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, plus pinstripes in commercial cotton. Chemical dyes., 1950-1960
281 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, First half 20th c.
283 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Ca. 1940
284 Solor Archipelago, Adonara
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 19th c. to very early 20th
285 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat and buna, hand-spun cotton, medium, for the ikated field. Buna in pre-dyed commercial silk., Early 20th c.
286 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, quad-ply, 1950 or before.
287 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus pinstripes in commercial thread., 1920-1945
288 Moluccas, Babar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus triangles in commercial cotton, Early 20th c.
289 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine - plus pinstripes in commercial thread., 1930-1950
290 Roti Group, Ndao
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1900-1925
292 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Medium hand-spun cotton for ikated areas, quad-ply commercial cotton for accent stripes, 1950 or before
293 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Ikat areas done in fine hand-spun cotton. Odd mixture of double, triple and quadruple ply. Central panel in coarser hand-spun. The fibres look old, with many split filaments. Age given may be too conservative., 1935-1950
294 Roti Group, Roti
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, quad-ply, Late colonial
295 Savu Group, Savu
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, Late colonial
296 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat and buna, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, Ca. 1950
297 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, quad-ply, ca. 1950
298 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, and silk pinstripes, 1910-1930
299 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, double-ply, single weft (the mark of an apex Sumba weaving), 19th to very early 20th
300 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, 19th c.
301 Moluccas, Babar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, 19th to early 20th c.
302 Roti Group, Roti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, plus pinstripes in double-ply commercial cotton, 1940
303 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 19th or early 20th c.
305 Flores Group, Palu'e
Warp ikat, Unusual combination of hand-spun and machine made yarn. See microscopic observations., 19th to early 20th c.
306 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c.
307 India, Gujarat
Double ikat, Silk, hand-spun, very fine, 18th to early 19th c.
308 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, both single and double-ply, Early 20th c.
310 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, 1900-1925
311 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium - plus accent stripes in commercial cotton, 1930-1940
312 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, no plying, Early 20th c.
313 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine - plus pinstripes in commercial cotton, Pre-1931, probably late 19th c.
314 Solor Archipelago, Pantar
Warp ikat, Cotton mixed with kolon susu, hand-spun, medium, and silk pinstripes, ca. 1940
315 Solor Archipelago, Pantar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, and silk pinstripes,
316 Solor Archipelago, Lembata
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c.
317 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine - plus pinstripes in quad-ply commercial cotton, 1900-1920
318 Roti Group, Ndao
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, and silk pinstripes, 19th or early 20th c.
319 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, Late 19th c.
321 Solor Archipelago, Solor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, and silk pinstripes, Late 19th to early 20th c.
322 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, Early 20th
324 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine - plus pinstripes in commercial cotton, 19th to early 20th c.
325 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, quadruple-ply, 1970
326 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Late 19th or early 20th c.
327 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine , 1920-1930
328 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1920-1940
330 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1940s
331 Timor, East Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, and silk, 1940-1950
332 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1950 or before
333 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine , Early 20th c.
334 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, Early 20th c.
335 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Ikated central panel hand-spun cotton, side panels in pre-dyed commercial yarn, two-ply and quad-ply, except fine stripes in ikat on hand-spun yarn., Circa. 1930
336 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, double-ply, Circa 1920
337 Solor Archipelago, Solor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, with narrow pinstripes in commercial cotton, Circa 1920-1930
342 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium (not plied), rare single weft,, 19th century
347 Solor Archipelago, Pantar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, and pinstripes in commercial cotton, Late 20th c.
349 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, machine made, used double ply in the ikated areas, quadruple ply in the red and yellow couloured bands., Mid 20th c.
350 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, Late 19th or early 20th c.
351 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, double-ply, Late 19th or early 20th c.
354 Moluccas, Babar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, 1950s
355 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, double-ply, Early 20th c.
357 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply, 1933
358 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1915-1935
359 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Circa 1930
360 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, irregular, degraded, 1945
361 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, double-ply, Early 20th c.
362 Borneo, Kalimantan
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, 1900-1920
363 Timor, West Timor
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, multiple weave types, 1925-1940
364 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, commercial, fine, double-ply, 1930-1935
365 Moluccas, Leti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun in all ikated bands, pre-dyed commercial thread in all plain sections and accent stripes (befitting the period)., 19th or early 20th c.
366 Moluccas, Babar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, double-ply warp with single weft in all ikated parts, quadruple-ply warp with single weft in the plain brownish bands, Around 1900 or before
367 Moluccas, Tanimbar
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, medium, Early 20th c. or before
368 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, fine, twin warp, triple weft, Early 20th c.
369 Borneo, Sarawak
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, very fine, Early 20th c.
372 Sumatra, Lampung
Warp ikat, All ikat work in quadruple-ply very fine hand-spun yarn, plain areas in machine-made yarn., Early second quarter 20th c.
373 Moluccas, Kisar
Warp ikat, To be examined, 1940-1950
374 Moluccas, Leti
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, mediium, Ca 1940
375 Sumba, East Sumba
Warp ikat, Cotton, hand-spun, extremely fine, 1940s

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