“Hand Woven” A Two Night Open House – Featuring Antique Baskets from Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, & Japan
You’re Invited!
“Hand Woven” A Two Night Open House – Featuring Antique Baskets from Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, & Japan
We would love it if you could join us September 27th or 28th from 5-8pm for the opening nights of “Hand Woven.”
The David Alan Collection will be presenting a special show featuring hundreds of antique baskets that have all been personally collected over the past 5 years by our one and only David.
- Some of the highlighted pieces will be 18th and 19th century Japanese “Ikebana baskets.” One of the reasons we are aesthetically drawn to these pieces is because for centuries the Japanese have broken out of the utilitarian basket weaving genre and have been making fine art pieces. These baskets implement refined techniques while allowing creative freedom at the same time, all while continuing to always embody the Japanese aesthetic.
“Antique Ikebana baskets, the technique and craftsmanship of the basket as well as the flower arrangements themselves are considered a fine art.”
- Another group of featured pieces will be “Utilitarian” baskets from all over SouthEast Asia. These items include antique fishing baskets, handmade backpacks, baskets for foraging or collecting fruit, and much more… These baskets are another favorite of ours because they were made and used during daily life, by families, and with techniques that were passed down from generation to generation. Not only are there different weaving techniques and materials used depending on where the basket comes from, these pieces have a satisfyingly deep and rich patina from decades of use, and there is also an inherent sweetness to the simple origins of these baskets and people who made them.
“Antique fishing baskets from Indonesia, the lashing around the ribs of the basket and the detail work at the base and mouth is impeccable.”
- The last major group in our upcoming Hand Woven show / open house will be “Shaman Items.” Typically, these items come from areas like Borneo, from the Dayak tribe, or from the Island of Sumatra, from the Batak people or Mentawai tribes. These pieces form a very special group of items, they are very old and have been made by or for local shaman’s within these ethnic communities. We cherish them because they were made with other dimensions in mind and because they have been imbued with decades of ritual use and healing energy. You can feel this when you look at them, hold them, and imagine what life may have been like in the remote corners of our little planet when these were created. These baskets are also very visually interesting and have more detail and ornamentation than the Utilitarian baskets, featuring bamboo, rattan, medicine bottles, wooden fetishes, European trade beads, carvings, bone, porcupine quills, rare pheasant feathers, and more…
“Antique Shaman Basket, used to carry medicine, ritual objects, and healing items, from the Dayak tribe of Borneo.”
See An Introduction to the Show by David Alan
CLICK HERE —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUoJ9kBoTV0&t=2s
David is Excited to See You!
We sincerely hope you can join us Either September 27th or 28th from 5-8pm for a fun evening with David and friends of the collection. Hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served.
If you can’t make it to one of the opening night receptions for the “Hand Woven” show, we will have it up in the gallery for one month following our open house.
