210 SOLD Rare Vintage Woven Sungit Skirt from Borneo with Human Consummation motif origin_Dayak hand woven and hand spun

hand woven  and hand spun cotton

Applique and embroidery work have been combined to create a beauftiful odhana or body-cover

Embroidery on cotton base

Superbly Embroidered Toran textile

At the time of dyeing

210 SOLD Rare Vintage Woven Sungit Skirt from Borneo with Human Consummation motif origin_Dayak hand woven and hand spunSuperb Sungkit Weave Skirt from Borneo Spectacular array of human motif including two renditions of human consummation Handwoven. Rare supplementary weft weaving that is no longer practiced. Estimated to be from the 1940s 1960s SIZE: 21 inches folded over x 23 inches height Comparable examples of this weave may be seen at https: artgallery. yale. edu collections objects 128371 *** This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its