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Making badek machete - MIA

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MIA knots colourful fishing threads for the handle grip. MIA considered the fishing threads more durable compared to rattan.

History

Session

K03

Rights owner

Durham University / Sarawak Museum

Title alt

Pembuatan parang badek - MIA

Description alt

MIA menyimpul tali pancing untuk simpulan hulu parang. MIA menggunakan tali pancing kerana dia berpendapat bahawa ianya lebih tahan lama jika dibandingkan dengan rotan

Cultural group

Melanau

Participants

Mohd. Izril Izaidi Abdullah, Nurul Faresya binti Ahmad Fareed

Country

Malaysia

Place

Serian

Techniques of production

Knotted

Intent

Raw materials; knotting process

Date of creation

2019-12-07

Unique ID

2019SG05-K03-0076