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Drawing on the vast repertoire of 'oral literature' of the Iban, this book shows how Iban women ritualized art in such a way that textiles drove men to take heads. The Iban people to Borneo had no scholastic aptitude tests to help them assess the intellectual capacity of a prospective mate and so they turned to art. Women looked for an intelligent and courageous man to protect them and pass on his gifts to their children. The performance indicators were a trophy head and demonstrable artistic talent. Men simply sought an intelligent woman. The performance indicator was the completion of a complex woven design in ikat, sungkit or pilih which displayed well formed hooks throughout the design. Consequently, art was consciously used by the Iban as a marker of intelligence and a basis for sexual selection.
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The author describes the ikat, sungkit, pilah and other forms of Iban weaving, the sculptures, the tattooing, metal forging and other arts of the Iban in the context of their oral sagas, stories, poetry and love songs. The book shows how weaving and headhunting came to be ritualised.
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- PublisherKIT Publishers
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 906832540X
- ISBN 13 9789068325409
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages304
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