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

Collection: 
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creation Place: 
Borneo
Creation Place: 
Iban
Creation Place: 
Malaysia
Creation Place: 
Sarawak
Title: 
Textile; pua; ceremonial blanket. Malaysia
Materials: 
handwoven
Materials: 
warp ikat
Materials: 
cotton
Materials: 
fabric
Dimensions: 
101.6 cm by 196.8 cm
Current Location: 
Fowler Museum of Cultural History. University of California, Los Angeles.
Address: 
Los Angeles, California 90095-1549
Object ID: 
UCLA FMCH X81.27
Subject: 
- handwoven warp ikat cotton 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 two panels sewn together. Natural dyes; handspun cotton thread. All of the designs depicted inside the diamond shapes would be representational to the Iban. See entry for X75.51 for background information on Iban "pua" textiles from Sarawak, Malaysia.
Collection Description: 
METS ID: 
ark:/13030/ft729007v0