841 B – Fine Pedan Pidan Tie Dye Silk Ikat Temple Banner Wall Art from Cambodia

A finely woven silk Ikat artwork from Cambodia

Such artworks are offered in worship and hung up as banners.

In the olden days these were much long rectangles while this one is almost a square.

Acquired in 2008 or 2009 from one of the groups that are engaged in the revival effort outside Siem reap.

123 x 112cm

Brown Silk Borders attached around the Ikat artwork.

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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