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New acquisitions from the Papua collection are now catalogued.

AncestralCollections

Region

Southeast Asia

From Sumatra and Borneo to Nusa Tenggara and the mainland, Southeast Asia holds an enormous range of carving, weaving and metalworking traditions. Entries are attributed to an island and community only where the record supports it.

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Object types here: Textiles & Bark Cloth · Canoe & Architectural Carving

Hand-woven cotton textile with indigo and rust warp ikat bands, draped over a wooden railWeathered silver-grey hardwood panel carved with tendrils around a central face, hung vertically

Objects from Southeast Asia

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Hand-woven cotton textile with indigo and rust warp ikat bands, draped over a wooden rail

AC-0602 · Southeast Asia

Warp Ikat Textile

Textiles & Bark Cloth · Cotton, Natural pigment

Rp 10.000.000Available
Weathered silver-grey hardwood panel carved with tendrils around a central face, hung vertically

AC-0601 · Southeast Asia

Carved Wooden Panel

Canoe & Architectural Carving · Wood

Rp 40.000.000Available

Stories to read

Carved wooden figure on a shelf in a quiet room with diffused daylight and a small hygrometer beside it

Care ·

Caring for Carved Wood at Home

Light, humidity and handling: simple habits that keep a wooden object stable for decades.

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