Naʔ Batɛw ties together the neatly cut strips. This step is important to get right before you carry them home, or when you put the long strips on your shoulder they will fall about and cut you with the sharp thorns
Session
C01Rights owner
Yaʔ DunəyDescription alt
siap Naʔ Batɛw ʔoʔ br-ʔanam ʔoʔ ʔikɛt kukɔh saʔ ʔoʔ malɛ̃s caŋ klawaŋCultural group
BatekParticipants
Yaʔ Dunəy, Naʔ BatɛwCountry
MalaysiaPlace
Tembeling, Jerantut DistrictMaterials
Leaf-pandanus leaf, Fibre-vine fibreCultural context/event
Resource collectionLocation
ForestTemporality
Pandanus must be collected before the mid-afternoon or you risk breaking taboos that incur madness. It can also only be collected at certain times of year related to when certain cicadas are calling, and it cannot be collected if certain spells have been done in the village.Intent
Preparing pandanus for weavingDate of creation
2022-08-01Unique ID
2019SG06-C01-0009
