Monday, March 3, 2008

Pua Kumbu Sarawak Textile art

An exotic textile is the Iban pua, often referred to as a blanket but more appropriately simply called a cloth.A pua kumbu is a traditional tribal textile woven in longhouses by the women of Borneo.

The patterns used in all the weaving are based on the motifs as seen in the many other Sarawak decorative arts. Some common symbols animal and nature.
Most of the pua kumbu are from Kapit, Sarawak.

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