RITUAL TEXTILE 1920mm BLANKET Tribe Tribal Asia Traditional Cloth Fabric Wall Hanging

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~~$680.00~~ $500.00

This authentic beauty, a traditionally handmade Pua Kumbu textile/blanket, is beautifully decorated with Buah Nising / Spirits. Powerful Ritual Patterns. Circa 1950. Sarawak, Borneo.

Please note there are tears along the borders, but otherwise this is a must have for old textile lovers.

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SKU: PK0564 Category: Tribal textile Pua kumbu Tags: ceremony, cloth, costume, dress, fabric, outfit, puakumbu, skirt, textile

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Traditional Cloth, Iban weaving. Borneo.

Measurement:
Height: 192cm / 75.6 inches
Width: 84 cm / 33.1 inches
Weight: 0.6 kg / 1.3 lb

Pua kumbu of Borneo:
The Pua weaving or the Pua Kumbu is a ritual blanket used for religious ceremonies, festivals Gawai, ceremonies associated with birth, death, healing or soul-searching and war of headhunting. It serves as a means of communication between this world and the world of ancestors, spirits and gods. All the dyes used in the traditional Pua Kumbu are vegetable and fruit(mango stein-reddish color) origin.

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