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