Male dancers will wear clothing made from bark obtained from the Aputul tree (Artocarpus Kunstleri). The men's clothing is called 'Babaru puputul', which is a sleeveless bark jacket and is paired with loincloths known as 'Avah Puputul'. The head accessory is a hat called 'Lalandau', which is decorated with Sewah Tahu bird feathers or, in the language of the Murut ethnic community, 'Tuwou' feathers. To add finishing touches to the head, the Lalandau will be tied using an embroidered cloth to tighten and strengthen its position so that it does not fall easily while dancing.

The only accessory on the legs and hands of male dancers is the 'Holong', which is made of yellow and black hanging cloth. When performing, male dancers usually use props in the form of a machete known as 'Hayang' and a wooden shield known as 'Kolid'. Sometimes, the Hayang can be replaced with a spear, or, in the Murut language, it is called 'Tandus'. The use of these props gives Murut's men an aura of heroism, which is symbolic of the bravery that successfully conquers the enemy.

For female dancers, the attire worn is 'Pinongkolo' matched with a waist accessory (belt) called 'Pipirot'. It is divided into two types. If made of beads with a larger width, it is called 'Pipirot', while another type is known as 'Pipirot Linggit', which refers to a belt made of iron or silver.

To add to the aura of female dancers' makeup, head accessories consist of several ornaments, namely, 'Salupai', a type of headdress made of beads. The Salupai will be tied to the female dancer's forehead, and behind it will be placed a dangling bun decoration called 'Sinikot'. After that, Tuwou feather decorations will be attached to the dancer's hair. In addition, 'Sisingan' or dangling beaded earrings will be worn. Usually, these beaded earrings are matched with a necklace known as 'Rarangkol', which consists of several types of beads such as 'Bungkas', 'Kotos', 'Aki' Pangungupu', 'Bulul' or 'Olod'. Similar to male dancers, female dancers will also wear Holong bracelets. The only difference is that the bracelets for women are known as 'Holong Solod', which are made entirely of beads.

The musical instrument that accompanies the Magunatip dance is the Gong ensemble, which consists of several ensemble names according to the Murut ethnic sub-tribe, such as ‘Sampangigalan’ for the Timugon Murut sub-tribe and ‘Aripason’ for the Paluan Murut sub-tribe. The number of gongs in one ensemble is approximately 9 pieces up to 14 gongs. In the ‘Sampangigalan’ gong ensemble set, it contains 9 gongs which are divided into 6 types, namely ‘Jojolon/Utaatangan’, ‘Alipangon’, ‘Tingkaraan’, ‘Lubukon’, ‘Kutambuon’ and ‘Taubon’. The combination of gong sounds accompanies the Magunatip dance performance according to the rhythm and tempo from slow to faster tempos.

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