Jupe kain kebat, Iban, Sarawak, Bornéo, Indonésie, XIXème siècle | Iban kain kebat skirt, Sarawak, Borneo, Indonesia, XIXth century

"Cette jupe cérémoniel kain kebat apparait comme une exceptionnelle illustration de la finesse du savoir-faire ikat. Il y a moins de formalisme dans les exigences de fabrication d'un kain kebat, ce qui permet de réaliser de merveilleux motifs recombinés qui s'élèvent à un très haut niveau artistique, dont celui-ci en est un superbe exemple. "

"Some of the finest ikat artistry appears in the ceremonial skirts known as kain kebat. In former times, they were called bidang, which is a runner’s slang name, but not to be confused with the actual name of a skirt. There is less formalism in the requirements to make a kain kebat, which in turn allows for some marvellous recombinant patterns that rise to very high level of textile art, of which this is a superb example." Thomas Murray