Cultural History In Focus | “Iban Beaded Costume” by Michael Heppell

Kayanic woman with beaded hat © Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen — Kayanic woman with beaded hat
© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Iban Beaded Costume

by Michael Heppell

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This article is generously provided by Michael Heppell.

Ceremonial jacket | Sape Buri © The Dallas Museum of Art — Ceremonial jacket | Sape Buri
© The Dallas Museum of Art

Kayanic cap © The British Museum — Kayanic cap
© The British Museum

Beaded ceremonial skirt | Kain manik © The Dallas Museum of Art — Beaded ceremonial skirt | Kain manik
© The Dallas Museum of Art

Kayanic basket © The British Museum — Kayanic basket
© The British Museum

Iban waist-mat © The British Museum — Iban waist-mat
© The British Museum

Kayanic lid © The British Museum — Kayanic lid
© The British Museum

Dayak pin © The British Museum — Dayak pin
© The British Museum

Baby Carrier © Penn Museum — Baby Carrier
© Penn Museum

Baby Carrier © Yale University Art Gallery — Baby Carrier
© Yale University Art Gallery

Child carrier with aso motifs in the beaded decoration | Ba’ anak © Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen — Child carrier with aso motifs in the beaded decoration | Ba’ anak
© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Ritual Sword © The Dallas Museum of Art — Ritual Sword
© The Dallas Museum of Art

Beadwork Mat | Tap hawat © Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen — Beadwork Mat | Tap hawat
© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Sword Hilt © Yale University Art Gallery — Sword Hilt
© Yale University Art Gallery

Headhunter’s Sword | Mandau © Asian Civilisations Museum — Headhunter’s Sword | Mandau
© Asian Civilisations Museum

Kayan Sword, Sheath, and Charms © Penn Museum — Kayan Sword, Sheath, and Charms
© Penn Museum

Kayanic bands © The British Museum — Kayanic bands
© The British Museum

Beadwork Mat | Tap hawat © Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen — Beadwork Mat | Tap hawat
© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

© Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Michael Heppell

Michael Heppell learnt his anthropology at Oxford and the Australian National Universities. He has done fieldwork with three Borneo groups: the Iban in the Batang Ai', Sarawak, the Bidayuh in the Landak, Kalimantan Barat and the Buket in the Balui, Sarawak. His publications include A Black Reality; Black Out in Alice; Borneo and Beyond (with Robyn Maxwell); Iban Art, Sexual selection and severed heads; The Seductive Warp Thread, an evolutionary history of Ibanic weaving; and Communing with the Dark Side, Borneo's masks and masquerades.

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Author | Michael Heppell
Publication | Art of the Ancestors
Date of Publication | March 25, 2020