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Introduction and history

The Dusun Tobilung tribe is one of the tribes in the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Marudu and Kudat. Tabot is one of the traditional costumes of the women of this tribe apart from Sinurangga.

Traditional Attire/ Accessories

Tabot has a number of parts like Tapi Sinulatan that is a skirt decorated with sulat so as to look attractive.

Sunduk is head accessory as scarf. Sunduk has bells called giring at the lower part and is also decorated with sulat at its side. Binolit is an accessory for the waist, made of beads of various sizes and colour. At the lower part of Binolit is Giring that is bells aimed at producing rhythmic sound when the wearer is moving. 

Tabot is also completed with waist accessory called Sinsing, made from copper, in two sizes of big and small. Sinsing can also be made as a signage to the girl chosen by a man in wedding custom. Siin is a waist accessory worn below the sinsing, made of silver coins.

Tabot has also accessories like Bontuk, Saring, Lungkaki and Sumpak. Bontuk is a white bracelet worn on both hands, made from sharpened sea snail. According to belief, Bontuk is said to be able to heal illness like skin rashes. This tribe produces the medicine by sharpening and dipping Bontuk into water which will be rubbed on the rashes for healing purposes.

Saring is bracelet made of copper to complete the costume apart from the anklets Lungkaki and Sumpak made from copper too. The difference between Lungkaki and Sumpak is the size; Lungkaki is much bigger and not exceeding 5kg in weight according to the wearer’s preference, while Sumpak is small. Both these anklets are worn together so that they can produce shrill sound when the wearer is moving.

There is also Sulat decoration that is hand embroidery made according to motif and pattern. It is normally embroidered using cotton thread of various colours. The motif and pattern of Sulat are elements of plants, animals and shape. The following are the types of Sulat of this traditional costume:

  1. Kinarawing Masapou

  2. Binakud

  3. Kinirilong

  4. Sinayat-sayat

  5. Kinorumbatang

  6. Sinumpak Lubah

  7. Sinubung

  8. Nampatod

  9. Pinisugut

  10. Pinalad Bonong

Method / Preparation Method / Presentation Method

TheTabotcostume is exposed at the wearer’s shoulders and only worn by young girls around the ages of 9 to 13 years old.Tabotis decorated with sulat and langkitto highlight the uniqueness of the attire. Rattan orrindawog is used while wearing Tabotso as to prevent it from falling.

The attire’s decoration is called Langkit, that is the tribe’s woven product since long time ago. The technique of producing this handicraft is called ‘tying and hooking the thread (crochet)’ done alternately. Normally, the production ofLangkitis done by the women by using needle and cotton thread of various colours. The choice of thread colour is based on the motif and pattern with elements of shape, animals and plants. The types of Tobilung Langkit are Langkit Kinulampung, Langkit Ginuntiyow, Langkit Kinilong, Langkit Sumbit Walu, and Langkit Sinusuk Rabung.

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  • Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara, Sabah, Kompleks JKKN Sabah, Jalan Tasik Off KM 4 Jalan Penampang, 88200 Kota Kinabalu Sabah.
  • 088 -205 070
  • hassanal@jkkn.gov.my
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