1652 Antique Iban Pua Kumbu Sungkit Textile with Human Figures Not for sale yet Made for daily household usage

Made for daily household usage but unused

Around 1885

it is mostly found in scriptures stored away in museums

In the olden days

The woolen marriage bed-screens Arkilla kerka are one of the types in the broad category of the marriage bed-screens generically called Arkilla woven in the Inland Delta of the Niger River in Mali

1652 Antique Iban Pua Kumbu Sungkit Textile with Human Figures Not for sale yet Made for daily household usageAntique Iban Pua Sungkit Singkit Woven Textile with Human Figures Undyed base This type of weaving is now extinct making this category a highly coveted one. 19th century ceremonial weaving, "Pua kombu kumbu Sungkit or Singkit" in hand spun cotton. In this type of weaving motifs are created using a supplementary weft. Such textiles played an important role in headhunting ceremonies and hence were among the most tediously decorated woven works. The