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Unknown — Two ceremonial clothes pua, Iban, Borneo, Indonesia, early 20th century
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Two ceremonial clothes pua, Iban, Borneo, Indonesia, early 20th century

Two pua ceremonial cloths created by the Iban people of Borneo in the early 20th century. These decorated textiles held significant ceremonial and cultural value in Iban society.

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La Trame du Rêve : l’Art du Textile en Asie du Sud-Est

April 1, 2021

Estimate: $7,000$10,000

Lot 44

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Unknown, Two ceremonial clothes pua, Iban, Borneo, Indonesia, early 20th century

Two pua ceremonial cloths created by the Iban people of Borneo in the early 20th century. These decorated textiles held significant ceremonial and cultural value in Iban society.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Indonesia, Indigenous Culture, Ceremonial Cloth, Iban, Early 20th Century, Borneo, Decorative Weaving, Textile Art, Pua

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art