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Iban Pua Kumbu — Cover

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.

Learn more about the Iban Pua Kumbu style

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

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

SpectralHeadings
Noto SerifBody
Cormorant GaramondMono
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