2019SG05-M04-0147.mp4 (432.04 MB)
Download fileBungan ritual - Punan Ba
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
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M04Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak MuseumTitle alt
Upacara Bungan - Punan BaDescription 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 perantaraCultural group
Punan BaCountry
MalaysiaPlace
Sarawak Museum, KuchingItem/object
The Elders communicating with Bungan dietiesCultural context/event
CeremonySocial group setting
CommunityLocation
Ethnology storeroom, Sarawak MuseumIntent
Material culture: Cultural objects that were used in Bungan ritualDate of creation
2020-10-15Unique ID
2019SG05-M04-0147Usage metrics
Categories
- Social and cultural anthropology
- Heritage, archive and museum studies not elsewhere classified
- Heritage and cultural conservation
- Global Indigenous studies sciences
- Global Indigenous studies culture, language and history
- Global Indigenous studies environmental knowledges and management
- Global Indigenous studies peoples, society and community
