Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place:
Borneo
Creation Place:
Iban
Creation Place:
Malaysia
Creation Place:
Sarawak
Title:
Textile; kain kebat; woman's skirt. Malaysia
Date:
1900-1900
Materials:
handwoven
Materials:
warp ikat
Materials:
cotton
Materials:
fabric
Dimensions:
47.0 cm by 107.0 cm
Current Location:
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address:
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID:
UCLA FMCH X83.879
Subject:
- insect anthropomorphic
- handwoven warp ikat cotton fabric
Heading:
Content/Description
Notes:
REMARK BY ROY HAMILTON (1996): The correct Iban term "kain kebat" is now used in place of "bidang". (See Gavin 1996:76).
Heading:
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Notes:
Vogelsanger, Cornelia. 1980. "A sight for the gods: notes on the social and religious meaning of Iban ritual fabrics." In INDONESIAN TEXTILES, Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles 1979 Proceedings, Mattiebelle Gittinger (ed.), Washington D.C., The Textile Museum.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft6c6006p k

Textile; kain kebat; woman's skirt. Malaysia