Item 1

Tex1 A traditional woven man's bag from West Timor ("aluk"). This is a stunning and now very scarce example of traditional betel bags worn by men in Timor. Such bags can be found in woven (Ikat) and beaded designs, many of which will have antique Dutch silver colonial coins sewn on to the strap or bag itself. Sometimes (now rarely) these bags can be located with bone, coin, ivory, horn and other pendants. This bag is superbly complete and elaborate with pendants made from bone, boar's horns, teeth, wood and bone beads with Dutch colonial coins. Men in Timor used (and to some extent still use) these traditional bags to carry betel nut and related betel nut chewing paraphanalia (lime cannisters, betel nut boxes and other items). Collected in the field from an old family collection near the East Timor border. Condition: superb authentic wear and patina on the wood, bone and coin elements. Dimensions: about 9" x 9" (dimensions of the bag). Very scarce.
 

Item 2

Tex2 A selection of old cotton Ikat textiles from West Timor including a number of homespun pieces with natural dyes. Collected in the field in Timor.