A MALOH DAYAK BEADED JACKET

Stunning beaded jacket presenting abstract spirit motifs delineated with glass beads of golden yellow, sea green, scarlet red, caramel brown, sky blue, black, and white hues on two front panels as well as one large back panel - all with a decorative fringe of translucent green beads.
The Maloh peoples wore jackets like this one on special occasions that marked milestones such as birth, marriage, harvests, and death. Clothing with spirit motifs like those depicted here were reserved for those of the upper classes in their society.
See a similar Maloh Dayak beaded jacket (albeit with anthropomorphic figures) in the Art Institute Chicago collection (2002.932).
Indonesia, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Maloh people, ca. Early 20th  century
The jacket is framed. 57 x 67 cm (frame included).

Price:  upon request