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Introduction and history

Dusun Tindal is one of Sabah’s tribes that partly live permanently in Kota Belud District. This tribe, that originated from the district, has its own traditional attire called Sinipak, believed produced based on the cultures of the Bajau and Iranun ethnics that are the second and third largest ethnics in the district respectively. The similarity between the three attires of these ethnics lies in the Sinipak’s sleeve slit, sewn from a variety of designs of lace cloths. 

Functions and Roles

Previously. Sinipak was only owned by families of the upper-class society and with designation like a village head. This attire is also worn by the bride and groom as well as the couple’s aides called Pengapit during wedding ceremony. Gonob (the Binidang cloth of the bride) has to be below the knees to the calf. 

Traditional Attire/ Accessories

Sinipak uses black velvet material, while the Sunduk (head cover) and Gonob (skirt) are produced from dark blue Binidang material. The main characteristics of this attire’s uniqueness is a slit in the sleeve and has the colourful Rinangkit embroidery. There are also sequins embroidery decorations with certain designs that are inspired from man and nature as one of the uniqueness and pull factor of this attire.

Sequin embroidery is known as Tompiras, mediumly small in size and shining silvery coloured. There are a variety of types of embroidery motifs, among them are Rinombituon, Songguanggo, Sinumpak Luba, Tulun Nulun, Kininilong and Nogipang.

The Sunduk’s side is sewn with golden thread and embroidered with colourful threads like red and orange. White thread is sewn at the down end of the Sunduk’s back. Among the embroidery motifs are Tulinau Tadau, Piniotud, Misawang Tulan, Tompukikili, Ginudang, Tinadasan, Binoluntung and Pinirangop.

A famous accessory called Lolopot, that is a pair of dastar (cloth for head cover) folded into triangle and rolled halfway, worn across the shoulder and around the neck forming a wide shirt collar.

The Tipiu accessory is silver necklace, three or four chains shaped spherically like a moon, worn around the neck and placed hanging on the chest. In yesteryears, Tipiu functioned as tinggaton container, that is ingredients for betel leaf chewing that are tobacco, betel nut, gambier and betel leaf.

Sinipak is also adorned with other accessories like Sinimpogot or Botungkat worn at the waist, usually four tiers. This accessory, which is also worn in other districts, is the same as the one worn with Sinipak. However, the names differ according to the respective language and dialects. 

Dounsulug is a wide belt worn around above the hip, lengthily sewn in crosswise manner on black cloth according to the wearer’s hip size. An authentic Dounsulug is made of beads and stones in various sizes, shape, design and colour. To make an authentic Dounsulu g round beads called Pinurog, small white beads called KInokogis, and colourful stones called Tinukod are used. 

According to old beliefs, a person’s health and emotion can be known via changes in the colour of the worn Tinukod. For example, the stone’s colour changes to bright when the wearer is healthy or happy and changes to dark if the wearer is being sick or sad.

The Simbong accessory, that is earring made of silver or copper, is normally worn by the tribe’s virgins before. The Saring is bracelet made of silver, usually worn three to five pieces on both hands.

Method / Preparation Method / Presentation Method

Sunduk and Gonob are made from Binidang cloth with its thread processed from the veins of pineapple leaves. Binidang’s colour is produced by using a type of wood burnt till becoming charcoal, then processed to become a colour called Tahum.

An authentic Lolopot is only produced hand woven using colourful mediumly small sized thread like red, orange, yellow, white, green and purple. Rinangkit Sinimbitan is among the original motif that is normally produced by Lolopot makers in the Tempasuk area in Kota Belud.

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