online auction
Auctions hosted externally on Ebay. Links below. Bidding for all items closes on December 12.
Geringsing wayang PUTRI
Large double ikat textile from the village of Tenganan. The geringsing textile is only made in the village of Tenganan, where the labor-intensive traditional double ikat method is practiced.
This geringsing textile features the “wayang putri” motif, with a large sitting woman flanked by a figure facing her, and a figure to her back. Many of the patterns in the motif are floral, consistent with the feminine theme of the “wayang putri” motif.
84.5 x 20in. excluding fringe. Fringe adds 5in. at each end.
Starting bid: $500.
Auction begins 12/5 at 1:00pm Pacific and ends 12/12 at 1:00pm Pacific at https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545742979.
Donated by Gregory Ghent.
Shiva Nataraja Statue
Shiva Nataraja is a depiction of the Hindu God Shiva as divine dancer, holding fire in one hand, and a serpent in another. This Balinese bronze Shiva Nataraja statue measures 24.75in. high by 20in. wide and features exquisite details in the God's features and garments.
One flame tip on the external ring is missing, but included taped to the back of the statue.
Starting bid: $200
Auction begins 12/5 at 1:10pm Pacific and ends 12/12 at 1:10pm Pacific at https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545754082.
Donated by Gardensia Archipelago Designs.
Two Antique West Bali Ceiling Cloths (“Leluhur”)
These richly embroidered ceiling cloths with mirrors placed at the cardinal directions originate from West Bali. “Leluhur” means ancestors, as this type of cloth is hung from the ceiling of an ancestral temple. Each of these textiles is embroidered with the same expression, written in the old Indonesian spelling system, “Selamat Datang, Hari Senen, Mulai Kerja” (Welcome, It’s Monday, Work Begins) and each also features a date: June 24, 1963 for the first (upper photo) and March 27, 1972 for the second.
Ceiling cloth in upper photo is 48x50.5in. Cloth in lower image is 51in. square.
Starting bids: $150 for each.
Auctions begin 12/5 at 1:20pm and 1:30pm Pacific and end 12/12 at 1:20pm and 1:30pm Pacific at https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545785102 and https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545760855.
Donated by Gregory Ghent.
Boma (Balinese Threshold Guardian)
This small hand-carved and colored antique boma comes with a display stand. A boma is a guardian placed above thresholds in Balinese homes and temples. 12.25 x 5.5in. without stand. Stand is 8.5in. high. Combined weight: 2 lbs. 1 oz.
Starting bid: $150
Auction begins at 1:40pm Pacific on 12/5 and ends at 1:40pm on 12/12 at https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545816607.
Donated by Gregory Ghent.
Pair of Vintage Wayang Golek
Handcrafted Javanese wayang golek purchased in Yogyakarta in 1989. Central Java is home to a tradition of dynamic storytelling using wooden wayang golek.
22.5in. tall by 5in. wide at the shoulder.
Starting bid: $100.
Auction begins at 1:50pm Pacific on 12/5 and ends at 1:50pm on 12/12 at https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545820951.
Donated by Samuel Wantman and Dave Hermeyer.
TWO BALINESE TOPENG
From the estate of Iris Silverman, Los Angeles. Collected in the 1970s. Well-worn.
8x6in. and 7.25x6in.
Starting bids: $75 each.
Auctions begins at 2:00 and 2:10pm Pacific on 12/5 and end at 2:00 and 2:10pm on 12/12 at https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545830009 and https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545830663.
Donated by Gregory Ghent.
Three vintage GSJ TeeS
Vintage 100% cotton screen printed t-shirts from bygone decades of Gamelan Sekar Jaya. You won’t find these for sale anywhere else, so get them now while you can!
Auctions begin and end at 10 minute intervals starting 2:20pm Pacific on 12/5 and end at 10 minute intervals starting at 2:20pm Pacific on 12/12. Auctions hosted at: https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545840835, https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545842532, and https://www.ebay.com/itm/174545856049.
Starting bids: $5 each
Donated by Samuel Wantman.
