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035 Borneo, Sarawak
Pua kumbu  
| | Locale: | Saribas, lower Layar, Iban people. | | Period: | 19th c. or very early 20th c. | | Yarn: | Cotton, hand-spun, fine | | Technique: | Warp ikat | | Panels: | 2 | | Size: | 93 x 214 cm (3' 0" x 7' 0") LW: 2.30 | | Weight: | 470 g (16.6 oz), 236 g/m2 (0.77 oz/ft2) | | Design: | This early masterpiece of Saribas ikat weaving carries the famous Berinjan design, which is occasionally confused with other types given titles like Sempuyong, Rang Jugah and �Sepepat�. End borders (dotted rhomboids) probably represent eyes of green pigeon, outer section other birds of unidentified species. One end decorated with unusual faded indigo dashes of unknown significance. For additional information provided by Vernon Kedit, click here. | | Comment: | Pua kumbu with excellent weaving, panels well aligned. According to Kedit a 'very fine execution of the genre'. No chemical dyes in borders. Very fine hand spun cotton. Three very small indigenous repairs. Kedit: 'An excellent example of how Iban weavers combined word-play, metaphors, and patterns to compose a design that makes absolute sense to the Iban mindset but has eluded na�ve Western ethnographers.' | | Background: | Chapters on Borneo and Sarawak. | | Exhibited: | Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery, 2017. | | Published: | Ikat Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago, 2018.
| | Compare: | 034 036 037 | | Sources: | Gittinger, Splendid Symbols, Fig. 168, Khan Majlis, Indonesische Textilien, Wege zu Goettern und Ahnen, Fig. 686. Also Gavin, The Women's Warpath, Plates 46, 35, 36. Chaddon c.s., Iban or Sea Dayak Fabrics, Plate XVIIk. | | |
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