210 SOLD Rare Vintage Woven Sungit Skirt from Borneo with Human Consummation motif origin_Dayak Mirrorwork & thick dense embroidery

Mirrorwork & thick dense embroidery with mirrors and bright silk colors

Embroidery on cotton base

140cm x 42 cm

Superbly Embroidered Toran textile

210 SOLD Rare Vintage Woven Sungit Skirt from Borneo with Human Consummation motif origin_Dayak Mirrorwork & thick dense embroiderySuperb 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