About Iban Pua Kumbu
Pua kumbu is the ritual ikat blanket of the Iban Dayak of Sarawak, Borneo — backstrap-loomed cotton dyed with plant roots into a deep indigo-and-rust ground, with ecru spirit-figures reserved in the weave. Brick red, rust brown, crème, and faded indigo carry hornbill forms and figurative deities, their edges softly feathered where the resist-dye bleeds along the threads.
This design system distills that sacred cloth into digital form — a dark dyed field, soft-edged motifs, banded registers, and warm literary serifs that read like an oral epic woven thread by thread.
- Origin
- Iban Dayak communities, Sarawak, Borneo (Southeast Asia)
- Era
- pre-1900 sacred weaving tradition; documented antique textiles, continuous to present
- Key figures
- Iban master weavers · the women's warpath
- Movements
- Pua kumbu ikat tradition · Iban natural-dye resist weaving
Iban Pua Kumbu design spec
Colors
Typography
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