Lot 440 - 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. 205 × 95 cm (with fringes).
Warp ikat of handspun cotton in red-brown hues of natural dyes. Dense pattern of croocdiles, anthropomorphic figures and skulls as ritual objects. The edges finished in white, yellow and black 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 875 (including buyer’s premium)
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