Crafts

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The design of the notebook cased is from songket. Suitable as gifts to friends outside of Malaysia or as corporate gifts. The Community in Sarawak has come out with the innovation of incorporating Songket Motifs into notebook cover.

"Tabin" is a traditional clothing used by male dancers during specific Iban ceremonies and dances, most notably the Ngajat dance. It is a piece of woven cotton or silk material that is wrapped around the waist and covers the front and back while leaving the sides free. The tabin is generally embellished with elaborate embroidery and beads and is worn in conjunction with other traditional Iban clothes such as a woven jacket, headgear, and accessories.

Tambuk is popular among Sarawak's indigenous people because it is an excellent backpack for farming. It must be large and tall in order to transport more rice grains back to longhouses. This smaller tambuk can be used as a decoration or as a basket to store small items.

Tanggi is a hat produced primarily by women and worn by Iban women when they leave the house, both in hot and rainy weather. It is made from terapas, perupuk, tanduh, senggang, resam, and uwi (rattan).

Terabai Manik are made of beads and are shaped like shields. Terabai Manik are placed in the frame as home ornaments. Technically, Terabai Manik has its own story in the Iban tribe. Terabai is a shield that made of a single piece of softwood and engraved with figurative and flora designs. In the old days, Terabai was used in warfare by the Iban and Dayak tribes of Sarawak as a form of protection. It functions to protect one’s body from being slashed by an enemy during ‘Ngayau’ (the head-hunting) days.