Description
Rare 19c Pua Kombu Sungkit, Handspun Cotton: 19th century ceremonial weaving, "Pua kombu sungkit", handspun cotton with supplementary weaving, Iban people, Sarawak. Such textiles played an important role in headhunting ceremonies. The heads of killed people were wrapped in such cloths prior to mummification which was performed later. The...