Indigo Cotton Ikat Sarong from Flores - Circa 90yrs Old India From Shanxi province

From Shanxi province

This piece is at least two hundred years old and still has prominent peacock carvings and traces of the sindoor (tika)

bamboo and plum blossoms

20 x 10 x 20 (wxdxh cms)

The origin of the five peach design can be found in the story of a fisherman by Tao Qian (365-427) who found endless bliss in a peach orchard hidden within a crevice

Indigo Cotton Ikat Sarong from Flores - Circa 90yrs Old India From Shanxi provinceThis traditional ikat weaving on a hand loom can be found in many towns across the islands of East Nusa Tenggara. Each area has its own distinctive motifs and patterns as well as color preferences. The difference in the designs and colors represent the variety that exists among the various ethnicities, customs, and beliefs of the people of Flores. Dyed by hand using natural sustainable dyes such as ceriops tagal bark. Sarong or sarung denotes the