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Old native textile~Dayak Pua kumbu
galvin yeo
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Borneoartifact item number: PK0161
Old pua kumbu
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Height: 206 cm / 81.1 inches
Width: 80 cm / 31.5 inches
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.
Here, the weaver puts down a woven graphic design of the Iban animistic beliefs, the spiritual realm (“antu”) and the world view of life around them ie. the trees, animals, insects, jungle life, natural and supernatural life. Each weaver never draws up the image she intended to dye. The designs are vested with meaning and energy. The more powerful a design, the closer it brings an Iban to the spiritual world. The more powerful the design, the greater the danger for the weaver.
The Weaver-Chemist: All the dyes used in the traditional Pua Kumbu are vegetable and fruit(mango stein-reddish color) origin, and the method of preparing the “mordant bath” for the cotton yarn and the actual dye-bath are only carried out by the special divinely-ordained weavers accorded the status of “Indu Tau Nakar Tau Ngar” or “She Who Knows the Secret of Measuring Out the Drugs in Order to Obtain the rich colors.
This pua: The pua depicting levels of cumulous clouds. The infill color adds to the overall design theme of a well balanced geometric composition.
Top Selakoh: Land parcel
Bottom Selakoh: Land parcel
Only natural dye from vegetable or fruit are used. Please don't ever have any contact with water, as this will permanently destroy the colors.
Origin: Sarawak, Borneo.
Age: The pua is about 40-50 years old, authentic.
Condition: 4 small tear are seen on the pua; 2 - 9 cm / 0.8 - 3.5 inches wide. Item is sold as shown, no exception, thanks. Please view my close up photos below to appreciate.
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