object

Ceremonial huipil

Cultures & Traditions

Weaving Ranks & Status in Iban Society

In Focus

Sacred textile (mawa') depicting tadpoles and water buffalo

Materials & Techniques

Plain Weave

Materials & Techniques

Warp-Faced

Materials & Techniques

Heading

Materials & Techniques

Supplementary warp

Materials & Techniques

Kente: Process

Materials & Techniques

Lienzo

Materials & Techniques

Brocaded

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (tampan), 2000.357

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (tampan), 1983.75

Materials & Techniques

Dovetail Join

In Focus

Double tubular sacred textile (mawa'), 2007.47

In Focus

Shroud or ceremonial hanging (Papori to Noling)

Materials & Techniques

Sword (Textiles)

In Focus

Sacred textile (sarita), 1983.120

Materials & Techniques

Interlooping

In Focus

Shroud or ceremonial hanging (sekomandi), 1983.126

Materials & Techniques

Warp-Patterned Weave

Materials & Techniques

Interlocked Join

Materials & Techniques

Twill Weave

Materials & Techniques

Tapestry Weave

In Focus

Ceremonial cloth (pua) with monitor lizards slumbering on watchtowers (bandau bepadung)

In Focus

Sacred textile (sarita), 1983.122

Materials & Techniques

Float

Materials & Techniques

Double Cloth

Materials & Techniques

Intertwining

Materials & Techniques

Herringbone Twill Weave

Materials & Techniques

Countered

In Focus

Man's shoulder or hip cloth (hinggi)

Materials & Techniques

Supplementary-Weft Patterning

Materials & Techniques

Float copy

object

Square Textile Brocade with Bird and Flower Motif

object

Square Textile Brocade with Bird and Flower Motif

object

Green Brocade Panel with Gold Leaf Floral Design

Materials & Techniques

Tapestry

object

Shroud or ceremonial hanging (paporitonoling)

Materials & Techniques

Tapestry Join

Materials & Techniques

Complementary-Warp Weave