Media Information

 
 
 
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/ft9489p24 b

Textile; pua sungkit. Malaysia