{"product_id":"2074-antique-sungkit-sirat-flag-textile","title":"2074 Antique Sungkit Sirat Flag Textile","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003eAn exceptional Sungkit Textile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dealer in the field stated that these were used as banners or flags during headhunting raids. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe books call this Sungkit Sirat and group them with loin cloths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuperb Sungkit weaving. Unusual motifs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstimated to be from the late 1800s \/ early 1900s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorneo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e76 cm x 29 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEXTREMELY RARE TEXTILE \/ OF INTEREST TO MUSEUMS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREFERENCE LINKS \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artgallery.yale.edu\/collections\/objects\/216829\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eYale University example\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/artgallery.yale.edu\/collections\/objects\/323132\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYale University example 2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/A_As1905-397\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Museum example\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist\/user. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSigns 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.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eTherefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e***\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WOVENSOULS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51675953561890,"sku":"2074","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/7855\/files\/2074AntiqueSungkitSiratWeavingTextileArt14.jpg?v=1783245710","url":"https:\/\/wovensouls.com\/products\/2074-antique-sungkit-sirat-flag-textile","provider":"WOVENSOULS Antique Textiles \u0026 Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}