Lot Essay
Cf. Langewis, L. and Wagner, F.A., Decorative Art in Indonesian Textiles, Amsterdam, 1964, fig.159
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A WESTERN BORNEO COTTON CEREMONIAL HANGING
Woven in supplementary weft with five bands of stylised figures with rectangular bodies and teeth in the open mouths, in blue and natural on a reddish brown ground
190cm. long
Woven in supplementary weft with five bands of stylised figures with rectangular bodies and teeth in the open mouths, in blue and natural on a reddish brown ground
190cm. long
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