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Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the AmericasTextiles-Wovenlate 19th–early 20th century

Artwork Details

Title	Ceremonial Textile (Pua)
Medium	Cotton
Dimensions	Length 60-1/2 in.
Classification	Textiles-Woven
Department	Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Date	late 19th–early 20th century
Credit Line	Bequest of John B. Elliott, 1997
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Iban people
Date Range	1850 – 1950

Provenance

Region	Borneo
Country	Malaysia

More textiles-woven from the Iban people tradition

early to mid-19th centuryRitual Textile (Pua Sungkit)

probably 18th centuryCeremonial Textile (Pua Kumbu)

late 19th–early 20th centuryCeremonial Textile (Pua Kumbu)

late 19th–early 20th centuryCeremonial Textile (Pua)

ca. 1900Ceremonial Textile (Pua Kumbu)

late 19th–early 20th centuryCeremonial Textile (Pua)

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 317627