Ceremonial Textile (Pua Kumbu)

19th century

Indo-Pacific Art

Not on view
Medium

Cotton, natural dyes; warp-faced plain weave, warp ikat

Dimensions

75 9/16 × 41 3/4 in. (192 × 106 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Renee Claire Bertrand

Accession Number

2012.7.2

Geography

Made in Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Culture

Iban

Classification

Textiles

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Richard Yong, Kuching, Malaysia, before 1993. Sold to Renee Claire Bertrand, Los Angeles, Ca; gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2011.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed March 1, 2012),
  • Dr. Traude Gavin, The Women's Warpath: Iban Ritual Fabrics from Borneo (Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA, 1996), 49, fig. 46
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

Pua

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