Lot 441 - A195AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Thursday, 03. December 2020, 03.00 PM
A PUA KUMBU CEREMONIAL CLOTH.
Indonesia, Borneo, Sarawak, Iban, early 20th c. 190 × 92 cm.
Warp ikat of handspun cotton in red-brown hues of natural dyes. The pattern consists of trees with branches and frogs at the upper margin. The edges finished in small ikat, red, green and undyed stripes. With hanging loops.
Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, acquired in Sarawak ca. 1990 (no documents available).
CHF 600 / 900 | (€ 620 / 930)
Sold for CHF 3 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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