1981 Antique Indian Trade Cloth Printed Textile Toraja Fragment origin_mongolia The saturation of the colors

The saturation of the colors is remarkable and very appealing

But such herd mentality is rarely seen in Tampan shipcloths

May have minor thread loss / stains

forming a mosquito protection by adding another piece of cloth to it

This is almost identical (or may be the same

1981 Antique Indian Trade Cloth Printed Textile Toraja Fragment origin_mongolia The saturation of the colorsA deep red fragment of an Indian Trade textile. Gorgeous red dyes. Coarse thick cloth. The circles in the lattice house dolls or dancers Estimated to be from the mid late 1800s Fragments of this size are extremely difficult to come by. For similar examples see 1) "Woven Cargoes" by John Guy This is a rare opportunity to own something as rare and as old as this fantastic little work of art that had traveled from India along the coast and via the