Detail View: Museum and the Online Archive of California: Textile; pua sungkit. Malaysia

Collection: 
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place: 
Borneo
Creation Place: 
Iban
Creation Place: 
Malaysia
Creation Place: 
Sarawak
Title: 
Textile; pua sungkit. Malaysia
Date: 
1900
Materials: 
handwoven
Materials: 
supplementary weft
Materials: 
"sungkit"
Materials: 
cotton
Materials: 
metallic thread
Materials: 
fabric
Dimensions: 
100.3 cm by 190.5 cm
Current Location: 
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address: 
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID: 
UCLA FMCH X81.1458
Subject: 
- handwoven supplementary weft "sungkit" cotton metallic thread fabric
Heading: 
Content/Description
Notes: 
REMARKS COMPILED IN 1987 BY ROY HAMILTON ON BASIS OF EXISTING RECORDS, EXAMINATION OF OBJECT, AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: Consists of three panels sewn together; wide center panel of "sungkit" motifs flanked by narrow striped patterns. Handspun cotton; natural and commercial(?) dyes. See entry for X81.1457 for background information on Iban "pua" decorated with the "sungkit" supplementary weft technique.
Collection Description: 
METS ID: 
ark:/13030/ft9489p24b