Ceremonial Cloth (Pua Kumbu) | Yale University Art Gallery

early 20th century

Not on view

Medium: Cotton and natural dyes; ikat
Dimensions: 85 1/2 × 39 1/4 in. (217.2 × 99.7 cm)
Credit Line: Anonymous gift
Accession Number: 2023.102.40
Geography: Made in Borneo
Culture: probably Iban
Classification: Textiles
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Provenance

With Richard Yong (dealer), Kuching, Malaysia, by 1989; sold to private collection, Portland, Oregon, 1989 [see note 1]; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2023

Note 1: Email from the donor to the Gallery, April 2023, copy accession file

Object copyright

Not Assigned

Additional information

Object/Work type

ceremonial objects

Technical metadata and APIs

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