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Making badek machete -MIA

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posted on 2023-03-01, 17:43 authored by Tracy Peter SamatTracy Peter Samat

MIA chisels the sheath motif for about five hours. The process commonly continues at night to speed it up. The work involved a meticulous process as it was completed using a chisel. 

History

Session

L03

Rights owner

Durham University / Sarawak Museum

Title alt

Pembuatan parang badek - MIA

Description alt

MIA memahat corak sarung parang lebih kurang lima jam. Kebiasaanya, proses memahat motif sarung parang diteruskan pada waktu malam untuk mempercepatkan proses tersebut. Proses memahat juga memerlukan ketelitian dan kesabaran

Cultural group

Melanau

Participants

Mohd. Izril Izaidi Abdullah

Country

Malaysia

Place

Serian

Techniques of production

Chiselled

Materials

Wood-jackfruit tree wood, Wood-ebony

Materials alt

Kayu temedak, Kayu malam

Intent

Sheath-making process

Date of creation

2020-01-03

Unique ID

2019SG05-L03-0065