ITEM 16394
Kain Kebat Skirt
Mualang Dayak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
First quarter 20th Century
26 x 46 in / 66 x 117 cm
Cotton; warp ikat
The Mualang Dayak are linguistically related to the Iban Dayak of Sarawak but live on the Indonesian side of Borneo. Highly rare Mualang ceremonial skirts, kain kebat, are celebrated for their chocolate color and bold yet fluid patterns.