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Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the AmericasTextiles-Wovenprobably 18th century

Artwork Details

Title	Ceremonial Textile (Pua Kumbu)
Medium	Cotton
Dimensions	H. 94 1/2 x W. 42 1/2 in. (240 x 108 cm)
Classification	Textiles-Woven
Department	Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Date	probably 18th century
Credit Line	Bequest of John B. Elliott, 1997
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Iban people
Date Range	1500 – 1700

Provenance

Region	Borneo
Country	Malaysia

More textiles-woven from the Iban people tradition

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

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

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

ca. 1900Ceremonial Textile (Pua Kumbu)

late 19th–early 20th centuryLoincloth

mid-19th centuryCeremonial Textile (Pua Sungkit)

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

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 317626