NAJ sets the furnace and attempts to cut the rebar steel but was unsuccessful. He then skips the process and starts to shape the machete bolster instead.
History
Session
H02
Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak Museum
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Pembuatan parang tekin - NAJ
Description alt
NAJ menyalakan api dan cuba untuk memotong besi tersebut akan tetapi gagal. Dia kemudian membentuk bahagian hulu besi terlebih dahulu.
Cultural group
Bidayuh
Participants
Ngapun anak Jun, Maggelina anak Bungi
Country
Malaysia
Place
Semban, Bengoh resettlement
Techniques of production
Metal-hammered
Materials
Metal
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Besi terpakai
Intent
The first step of shaping kok tekin (an agricultural machete): hammering and shaping the machete bolster.