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Ceremonial cloth (pua, ulap doyah)
Indonesian (Kalimantan, Bahau)
Dutch colonial rule
1900–25
Object Place: Kutei River, Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia, Southeastern
Medium/Technique
Cotton, lemba plant fiber, plain-weave, natural dyes, warp yarn resist-dyed (ikat)
Dimensions
76 x 119.1 cm (29 15/16 x 46 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.801
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBlue-black (indigo) and natural ecru rectangular cotton and leaf fiber cloth with narrow hand stitched crosswise hem at each end. The primary design element, created by ikat technique, is of stylized and elongated crocodiles in natural ecru on a blue-black ground, with pink, orange and blue-green color accents. There are wide bands of narrow stripes in pink, orange, blue-green and natural ecru along each lengthwise edge. The piece is constructed of two woven lengths hand sewn together down the center.
Pua, which are used to define a sacred space, are designed mainly to be hung rather than to be worn.
Pua, which are used to define a sacred space, are designed mainly to be hung rather than to be worn.
ProvenanceA. J. C. van Kerckhoff Collection purchased by MFA on July 17, 1930
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art
Transferred from the Department of Asiatic Art