Lot no. 162
"Pua", Ikat, DAYAK, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia.
Plane made of two strips sewn together. Cotton, natural dyes, mengkudu brick red extracted from the Morinda citrifolia plant, light brown, black brown, ecru and deep blue extracted from the juice of the indigofera tinctoria leaf. Long-eared figures, crocodiles, snakes and domestic animals symbolising wealth. Warp-effect weave, warp ikat, additional wefts, fringes.
Size: 240x135 cm.
Provenance: Collected in situ in 1970 by Jacques Cortecero.
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Pictures credits: Contact organization
African, American and Oceanic Art
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