August Online Auction (Sale #293)
Lot 428:
Description
Multi-Cultural Textile Assortment
(9) items including a nomadic Turkmen ceremonial dress; a Berber wedding hat; and (2) Islamic having embroidery using gold-tone metallic thread; Asian Textile Assortment including textile portion having (3) embroidered cranes; Balinese painting on textile; and flat weave wool rug having geometric motif; and framed fragments including the larger depicting a figure, the smaller with a geometric pattern
Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 21 inches, Width: 18 inches (dress)
Condition: Very Good to Poor, overall light wear consistent with normal use; Berber hat having a loose attachment; crane embroidery slipping in plastic; Ramayana scene having slightly fraying edges throughout and light dirt / debris accumulation; framed textiles having overall wear to both with tattering, the geometric with a repair; frames showing moderate wear with finish
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 4:14 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: August 2, 2022, 11:02 am
Condition: Very Good to Poor, overall light wear consistent with normal use; Berber hat having a loose attachment; crane embroidery slipping in plastic; Ramayana scene having slightly fraying edges throughout and light dirt / debris accumulation; framed textiles having overall wear to both with tattering, the geometric with a repair; frames showing moderate wear with finish
Dimensions: 21 x 18 in
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