Pua, ritual cloth, Iban people, West Kalimantan. Cotton, warp ikat, early 20th century
Pua, ritual cloth, Iban people, West Kalimantan. Cotton, warp ikat, early 20th century
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’’When working on an animal [motif], you cannot stop or its spirit will attack you,’’ said master weaver Veronica Kanyan. ’’If we invoke [the god] Pulang Gana, there will be no problems. If we call Him, He will ask, ’Why was I called here?’ Then He’ll see the cloth and think, ’Oh! There’s a ceremony here.’ If we call Him for no reason, there will be consequences. We will get sick.’’ - THREADS OF LIFE