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Bungan ritual - Punan Ba

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posted on 2023-02-28, 17:34 authored by Tracy Peter SamatTracy Peter Samat
The video documents the Bungan ritual at the Sarawak Museum ethnology collections site. A pig was sacrificed to appease the spirits of the dead. The pig act as a messenger to communicate with the spirits. Kain ma (songket-like fabric) and the beads necklaces representing his status as a messenger

History

Session

M04

Rights owner

Durham University / Sarawak Museum

Title alt

Upacara Bungan - Punan Ba

Description alt

Video mendokumentasikan upacara Bungan yang diadakan di bahagian koleksi etnologi Muzium Sarawak. Seekor babi disembelih dalam upacara tersebut. Ianya digunakan sebagai medium komunikasi dengan para roh si mati. Kain emas dan kalung manik yang dipakaikan pada babi melambangkan statusnya sebagai perantara

Cultural group

Punan Ba

Country

Malaysia

Place

Sarawak Museum, Kuching

Item/object

The Elders communicating with Bungan dieties

Cultural context/event

Ceremony

Social group setting

Community

Location

Ethnology storeroom, Sarawak Museum

Intent

Material culture: Cultural objects that were used in Bungan ritual

Date of creation

2020-10-15

Unique ID

2019SG05-M04-0147