Male Costume:

The male costume is normally simple, just mirroring the community’s image that work as farmers. The Bisaya tribe in Limbang named their male costume as baju mianai, produced from koshibo and satin textiles that are normally black, as well as decorated with yellow or white lace. The head dress is tanjak, more known as siga.

The shirt is long sleeved with ’cekak musang’ collar (collar is a bit high partially covering the neck). The chest part is parted with three hooks and pocketless.

This costume is equippd with long trousers that cover the feet. However, there are also short trousers. The long trousers is more of the style of a warrior’s attire.

Female Costume: 

The traditional costume is called  baju kebamban or baju masuk (belasu itom), consisting of a black blouse with accessories, and worn with songket cloth embroidered with golden threads.

According to elders’ tales, in yesteryears baju kebamban was only worn during the temarok ritual event by the person who headed the event, called   Indu Beliaon Gayo. This attire could only be purchased and owned by the rich (the upper class/aristocrats). Around the 1980s, in line with the increase in the Bisaya community’s level of livelihood, now everybody affords to own it.

This costume is worn during the Babulang festivity, that is a paddy harvest festival, as a thanksgiving for good fortune, and at certain functions.

Originally, the design was more moderate with less bead decoration. The sleeves were long and folded up to three-quarters arm length or up to elbow level only. The attire too was produced not according to the body’s shape.

Parallel with time evolution, this baju kebamban has been modernised for ease in wearing it. The long sleeve is shortened and there are plenty of bead decoration covering the attire’s facade.