Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.

A fine example of a Cambodian pidan with outstanding detail and soft luminous colors.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, detail
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, detail
Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century.

Confronting serpents, or nagas, surround a variety of temple altars, some in the shape of ships in this ceremonial hanging.  3'1" x 10'11" (Published in Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, p. 291.)

Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century, detail.
Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century, detail.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

This peacock-laden pidan with a row of mythical lions, singha, has the quality of an impressionist painting.  2'11" x 12'4" (Similar example in Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, p. 260.)

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century, detail.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century, detail.
Ceremonial silk cover or hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Ceremonial silk cover or hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Patterned with supplementary weft weave with resist-dyed silk yarn.  Either very few of these survived or they were rarely produced.

Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Repeat geometric patterning with elaborate yantra end borders.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.

Lines of horses and mythical lions, singha, with phantom riders appear in procession below temple pavilions.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, other end.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, other end.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.

This pidan plays masterfully with solid color and fine detail through rows of offerings, perched birds and peacocks, horses and mythical lions, singha.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Interwoven snakes and serpents with complex saturated colors.  (A similar piece is in the National Gallery of Australia: see Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, pp. 126-127.)

Silk ikat ceremonial ships cloth, Cambodia, circa 1900.
Silk ikat ceremonial ships cloth, Cambodia, circa 1900.

Complex interweaving of ships, temple pavilions and altars are anchored by a bottom row of confronting peacocks.

Silk ikat ships cloth, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat ships cloth, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Detail of a rare ceremonial cloth with silk borders, filled with sailing ships, barges and aquatic life.  4'11" x 8'0"  (Published in Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, pp. 284-285.)

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Geometrically presented nagas are also reminiscent of temple roofs.

Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Tight repeat geometric patterning in the ground and top and bottom borders is balanced with loose and intricate three-tiered yantra end borders.

Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.
Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.

With crisp even geometric patterning.

Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.
Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.

Lattice pattern in exceptionally clear ikat.

Silk ikat woman's skirt, samphot hol, circa 1930s-40s.
Silk ikat woman's skirt, samphot hol, circa 1930s-40s.

Fine floral pattern in pleasing colors.  (For a similar examples, see Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, pp. 160 and 161.)

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, detail
Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century, detail.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century, detail.
Ceremonial silk cover or hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, other end.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat ceremonial ships cloth, Cambodia, circa 1900.
Silk ikat ships cloth, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.
Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.
Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.
Silk ikat woman's skirt, samphot hol, circa 1930s-40s.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.

A fine example of a Cambodian pidan with outstanding detail and soft luminous colors.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, detail
Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century.

Confronting serpents, or nagas, surround a variety of temple altars, some in the shape of ships in this ceremonial hanging.  3'1" x 10'11" (Published in Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, p. 291.)

Silk ikat ship cloth, Cambodia, 19th century, detail.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

This peacock-laden pidan with a row of mythical lions, singha, has the quality of an impressionist painting.  2'11" x 12'4" (Similar example in Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, p. 260.)

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century, detail.
Ceremonial silk cover or hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Patterned with supplementary weft weave with resist-dyed silk yarn.  Either very few of these survived or they were rarely produced.

Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Repeat geometric patterning with elaborate yantra end borders.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.

Lines of horses and mythical lions, singha, with phantom riders appear in procession below temple pavilions.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century, other end.
Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, 19th century.

This pidan plays masterfully with solid color and fine detail through rows of offerings, perched birds and peacocks, horses and mythical lions, singha.

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Interwoven snakes and serpents with complex saturated colors.  (A similar piece is in the National Gallery of Australia: see Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, pp. 126-127.)

Silk ikat ceremonial ships cloth, Cambodia, circa 1900.

Complex interweaving of ships, temple pavilions and altars are anchored by a bottom row of confronting peacocks.

Silk ikat ships cloth, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Detail of a rare ceremonial cloth with silk borders, filled with sailing ships, barges and aquatic life.  4'11" x 8'0"  (Published in Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, pp. 284-285.)

Silk ikat pidan, altar hanging, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Geometrically presented nagas are also reminiscent of temple roofs.

Silk ikat hipwrapper, Cambodia, late 19th century.

Tight repeat geometric patterning in the ground and top and bottom borders is balanced with loose and intricate three-tiered yantra end borders.

Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.

With crisp even geometric patterning.

Silk ikat hip wrapper, Cambodia, circa 1900.

Lattice pattern in exceptionally clear ikat.

Silk ikat woman's skirt, samphot hol, circa 1930s-40s.

Fine floral pattern in pleasing colors.  (For a similar examples, see Green, Traditional Textiles of Cambodia, pp. 160 and 161.)

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