Ceremonial Cloth

93-23-10

From: Borneo | Sarawak

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Pua
Object Number 93-23-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Iban
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak
Locus Longhouse near Kuching
Section Oceanian
Materials Cotton
Description

Cotton. Two loom's widths sewn together. Warp ikat patterns in main body and in bands along sides: dark red and natural. Side bands marked off by narrow woven strips in natural and blue. Triples lines of chain stitch, natural and blue, across both ends. A piece approximately 7 X 3.5 cm. torn out of one edge. Dirty and stained.

Length 187 cm
Width 117.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Richard L. Miller and Linda Hodgman, 1993

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