2074 Antique Sungkit Sirat Flag Textile
An exceptional Sungkit Textile
The dealer in the field stated that these were used as banners or flags during headhunting raids.
The books call this Sungkit Sirat and group them with loin cloths.
Given the size of these group of textiles, it is easier to imagine this as a flag / banner than as a loin cloth. More study needed.
Superb Sungkit weaving. Unusual motifs.
Estimated to be from the late 1800s / early 1900s
Borneo
76 cm x 29 cm
EXTREMELY RARE TEXTILE / OF INTEREST TO MUSEUMS
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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.
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