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BUSANA TRADISIONL SUKU PUNAN BAH, BELAGA, ETNIK ORANG ULU
Tingkat 5, Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, Jalan Simpang Tiga, 93000 Kuching Sarawak
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Introduction and history
Formerly, the Punans resided at Kapuas Atas in Borneo Island, Indonesian Region. In looking for a new state for settlement they divided into two parties; one stayed put at Kapuas Atas while the rest moved south westerly to Balleh Atas Rejang in the Sarawak’s Seventh Division. After a while they gradually resided permanently at the main Rejang River across Kapit fortress is now.
After the arrival of Dayak migrants at Rejang River and Kapit, the Punans moved upstream and resided at Nanga Ba. Due to this migration this specific Punan is known till today as Punan Ba.
Male Costume:
This tribe’s male costume is called sirat or ivei, and the outside shirt is called gagong or selayong. The Punan community, formerly were of nomads, have a head cover or hat called lavung. Another type of hat is batouk kenya.
Their accessories are a chain called beleysang and earring called eemak. To the males of this tribe, the ilang or matchet is one of the important tools as an armament that needs to be always with them.
Female Costume:
The female costume of this tribe has a clothing that covers the whole body from the chest to the feet called aput maa, equipped with a shawl.
Their accessories are a chain (beley seng), neck decoration (sebuting), earring (imak bituk), and head decoration (batuok wei uulei). The head cover is called batuok inuk and oven sin piruoak, and one more type called ovet piruok.
Reference Source
The Living Legends: Borneoan Telling Their Tales, Benedict Sandin, DBP 1980
Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punan_Bah
https://www.facebook.com/BorneoOracle
Location
State JKKN Contact Information
Encik Boniface Anak Babai
Cultural Officer
Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara, Sarawak
Tingkat 5 Bangunan Sultan Iskandar,
Jalan Simpang Tiga,
93000, Kuching,
SARAWAK
019-2399682/082-422006
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