2019SG05-M04-0146.mp4 (448.04 MB)
Download fileThe uses of ilang sword in Bungan ritual - Punan Ba
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
M04Rights owner
Durham University / Sarawak MuseumTitle alt
Kegunaan parang ilang dalam konteks upacara Bungan - Punan BaDescription 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 LuanCultural group
Punan BaCountry
MalaysiaPlace
Sarawak Museum, KuchingItem/object
The Bungan priest holding the ilang sword while praying to Bungan Malan and Pesilong Luan dietiesCultural context/event
CeremonySocial group setting
CommunityLocation
Ethnology storeroom, Sarawak MuseumIntent
Material culture: The use life of ilang sword in a specific cultural contextDate of creation
2020-10-15Unique ID
2019SG05-M04-0146Usage 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
