Vintage Handloom Ikat Sarong from Flores Ganesh This gilt black lacquer chinoiserie

This gilt black lacquer chinoiserie jewllery cabinet is in excellent condition

Such marks were sometimes used by manufacturers or suppliers

this piece works equally well as a side cabinet

uniting the romance of Indian tradition with the elegance of marble carving

Vintage Handloom Ikat Sarong from Flores Ganesh This gilt black lacquer chinoiserieThese are woven in Ende on the southern coast of the east Indonesian island of Flores. Sarong or sarung denotes the lower garment worn by Southeast Asian men and women which is stitched at the narrower edges to form a tube. The design is typical of Flores Ikat and the size of the piece is exactly the size of a handloom. 85 years old and dyed with natural dyes. The stitching could easily be unpicked, so it could be used as a throw. From Indonesia. UK