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Making badek machete - MIA

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posted on 2023-03-01, 17:39 authored by Tracy Peter SamatTracy Peter Samat

MIA sawn the sheath end part and replace it with red teak wood. MIA uses three types of wood: artocarpus integer wood, ebony wood and red teak wood. 

History

Session

A03

Rights owner

Durham University / Sarawak Museum

Title alt

Pembuatan parang badek - MIA

Description alt

MIA menggergaji bahagian hujung sarung parang dan menggantikannya dengan kayu jati merah. MIA menggunakan tiga jenis kayu untuk sarung parang iaitu kayu temedak, kayu malam dan kayu jati merah

Cultural group

Melanau

Participants

Mohd. Izril Izaidi Abdullah

Country

Malaysia

Place

Serian

Techniques of production

Sawn

Materials

Wood-teak

Materials alt

Kayu jati merah

Intent

Raw materials; woodcarving process

Date of creation

2019-12-30

Unique ID

2019SG05-A03-0078