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The uses of ilang sword in Bungan ritual - Punan Ba

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posted on 2023-02-28, 17:34 authored by Tracy Peter SamatTracy Peter Samat
The video documents the cultural use of ilang and other material objects in the Bungan ritual for the relocation of the Punan Ba klirieng (burial pole) to the Borneo Cultures Museum. Metaphorically, the sword symbolizes a pillar or as a telephone platform that supports the egg, meanwhile the egg represents a telephone to mediate the communication between the priest and the deities

History

Session

M04

Rights owner

Durham University / Sarawak Museum

Title alt

Kegunaan parang ilang dalam konteks upacara Bungan - Punan Ba

Description alt

Video mendokumentasikan kegunaan parang ilang dan objek budaya yang lain yang digunakan dalam upacara Bungan untuk perpindahan klirieng Punan Ba ke Borneo Cultures Museum. Parang ilang tersebut melambangkan tiang telefon untuk menyokong sebiji telur yang dipegang oleh guru Bungan, manakala telur tersebut melambangkan telefon yang digunakan sebagai medium komunikasi diantara guru Bungan dengan dewa Bungan Malan dan Pesilong Luan

Cultural group

Punan Ba

Country

Malaysia

Place

Sarawak Museum, Kuching

Item/object

The Bungan priest holding the ilang sword while praying to Bungan Malan and Pesilong Luan dieties

Cultural context/event

Ceremony

Social group setting

Community

Location

Ethnology storeroom, Sarawak Museum

Intent

Material culture: The use life of ilang sword in a specific cultural context

Date of creation

2020-10-15

Unique ID

2019SG05-M04-0146