Sempuyung Matahari

Description

Pua Kumbu, Sempuyung Matahari, handwoven indigo dyed silk ikat, with motifs on the body depicting sparkling sunrays and on the border the maiden’s headdress: Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kapit, by Helen Manjan anak Atong, August 2019

Museum reference

V.2019.70

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Pua Kumbu

Production information

Manjan anak Atong, Helen, 1958 (b.), Weaver
Kapit, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia

Date

2019

Style / Culture

Iban

Materials

Silk, Indigo

Physical description

Handwoven spun silk, sourced from China. The ikat (warp tying) process was done using raffia string (lemba leaves, Curculigo latifolia) and dyed once using tarum (indigo vera leaves), from the home-grown indigo.