Catalogue

In the Silk Collection of Dr.Zelnik there are 183 antique silk pieces.
Find below a selection of four categories of silk. All silk pieces are published in the book :
Silk for the Gods : Khmer Silk in the Collection of Dr. Zelnik by Dr.Susan Conway, Gillian Green and Dr. István Zelnik.

SAMPOT HOL CHAWNG KBUN

KA-038
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 148 × 84 cm
KA-043
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First Half of the 20th Century
302 × 88 cm
KA-054
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
Early 20th Century
2 x 159 x 91 cm
KA-075
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First Half of the 20th Century
295 x 88 cm
KA-097
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 150 × 86 cm
KA-102
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First Half of the 20th Century
310 × 89 cm
KA-331
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First half of the 20th Century
303 × 85 cm
KA-334
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First Half of the 20th Century
300 × 84 cm
KA-339
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
Early 20th Century
2 x 148 × 90 cm
KA-343
SILK

Sampot Hol Chawng Kbun
First Half of the 20th Century
290 × 89 cm

SAMPOT HOL ANLUNH

KA-035
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
Early20th Century
2 × 146 × 88 cm
KA-039
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
First Half of the 20th Century
177 × 84 cm
KA-042
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 151 × 89 cm
KA-046
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 148 × 85 cm
KA-056
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
Early 20th Century
2 × 151 × 92 cm
KA-057
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 149 × 84 cm
KA-063
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 152 × 81 cm
KA-067
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
Late 19th Century
2 × 140 × 92 cm
KA-071
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 155 × 86 cm
KA-077
SILK

Sampot Hol Anlunh
Late 19th Century
2 × 154 × 78 cm

SAMPOT SAMLOY

KA-082
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 101 × 90 cm
KA-099
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 93 × 97 cm
KA-103
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 87 × 68 cm
KA-105
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 84 × 80 cm
KA-107
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 99 × 80 cm
KA-114
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 106 × 79 cm
KA-115
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 104 × 87 cm
KA-271
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 99 × 86 cm
KA-323
SILK

Sampot Samloy
Early 20th Century
2 × 98 × 82 cm
KA-349
SILK

Sampot Samloy
First Half of the 20th Century
2 × 82 × 69 cm

HOL PIDAN

KA-031
SILK

Hol Pidan
Early 20th Century
275 × 88 cm
KA-060
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
288 × 90 cm
KA-084
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
302 × 86 cm
KA-265
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
288 × 87 cm
KA-292
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
290 × 86 cm
KA-293
SILK

Hol Pidan
Late 19th Century
284 × 91 cm
KA-295
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
284 × 90 cm
KA-301
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
288 × 86 cm
KA-305
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
282 × 87 cm
KA-348
SILK

Hol Pidan
First Half of the 20th Century
Interesting and unusual that there are two different composition in the central field.
241 × 87 cm

SILK WEAVING TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS

SPINNING REEL (ROKAT)
Height: 52 cm | Length: 63 cm | Width: 59 cm

Wood
SPINNING REEL (ROKAT)
Height: 45 cm | Length: 48.5 cm

Wood
HOL TYING STAND (CHEUNG DACH)
Height: 46.5 cm | Length: 13.2 cm

Wood
HOL TYING STAND (CHEUNG DACH)
Height: 44.7 cm | Length: 13.8 cm

Wood
HOL TYING STAND (CHEUNG DACH)
Height: 43.3 cm | Length: 11.8 cm

Wood
HOL TYING STAND (CHEUNG DACH)
Height: 45 cm | Length: 10.4 cm

Wood
WARP BRUSH (PRAYING)
Height: 43.3 cm | Length: 11.8 cm

Wood
WARP BRUSH (PRAYING)
Height: 45 cm | Length: 10.4 cm

Wood
SPINNING WHEEL (ROKAT) IN THE FORM OF A BOAT
Height: 17cm | Length: 72 cm
Wood
WARP BOARD GUIDES IN DRAGON FORM (TRADOK KDAR)
Height: 50cm | Length: 10 cm
Wood
WARP BOARD GUIDES IN DRAGON FORM (TRADOK KDAR)
Height: 39.5cm | Length: 7.7 cm
Wood

LOOP IMPLEMENTS IN FORM OF A BOAT

Height: 34.5cm | Length: 4.1 cm
Wood

Height: 28cm | Length: 2.7 cm
Wood

Height: 22cm | Length: 2.3 cm
Wood

Height: 19cm | Length: 2.1 cm
Wood

PAIR OF LOOM PULLEYS (RAK)
Height: 8.9 cm | Length: 6 cm
Wood
PAIR OF LOOM PULLEYS (RAK)
Height: 12 cm | Length: 7.2 cm
Wood

Height: 13.2 cm | Length: 9 cm
Wood
The Khmer Silk Collection of Dr. Zelnik is one of the 3 most importants Khmer silk collection in the world. The two other are: the The Thai Queen’s Collection and the Collection of the National Museum of Cambodia / Phom Penh. The most rare and precious part of the collection are the Pidans, the pittoresque religious silk pieces.

© Silk for the Gods – Khmer Silk from the Collection of Dr. Zelnik © Dr. Susan Conway, Gillian Green, Dr. István Zelnik

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