2019SG05-H01-0025.mp4 (282.92 MB)
Making badek machete - AAJ
The video demonstrates the challenges in the parang-making process: the first attempt to cut the metal is unsuccessful because the metal gets hardened quickly; second, there is no proper cutting platform, and third, a male assistant is more reliable in holding the axe during the cutting process.
History
Session
H01Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak MuseumTitle alt
Pembuatan parang badek - AAJDescription alt
Video mengetengahkan cabaran dalam proses pembuatan parang: percubaan pertama untuk memotong besi gagal disebabkan besi mengeras dengan cepat, kedua, disebabkan tiada pelantar pemotong yang sesuai dan ketiga, proses pemotongan memerlukan pembantu lelaki untuk memegang kapak tersebutCultural group
BidayuhParticipants
Aheng anak Jun, Nurul Faresya binti Ahmad Fareed, Philiptatum anak SimoCountry
MalaysiaPlace
NyegolTechniques of production
Cut-cut, Metal-hammeredMaterials
MetalMaterials alt
Besi terpakaiIntent
The fourth step of shaping kok badek (a type of agricultural blade): cutting and hammering the machete pointy part.Date of creation
2019-12-11Unique ID
2019SG05-H01-0025Usage 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
