Interview questions: blacksmith's biography and experience; parang (machete)-making process; raw materials and their sources; time spent in completing a machete; symbolic meaning of the hilt and sheath colours and motifs; the types, the components, and the uses of machetes; price determinant factors; changes in machete-making process; cultural restriction in machete-making; the future of blacksmithing knowledge.
History
Session
I02
Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak Museum
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Soalan temubual NAJ
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Soalan temubual mengenai biografi dan pengalaman tukang besi, proses pembuatan parang, bahan-bahan pembuatan parang dan sumbernya, masa yang diperuntukkan untuk membuat sebilah parang, makna simbolik warna dan motif hulu dan sarung parang, jenis, bahagian serta kegunaan parang, faktor yang mempengaruhi harga parang, perubahan proses pembuatan parang, pantang-larang pembuatan parang, kelangsungan pengetahuan seni pertukangan parang