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BUSANA TRADISIONAL SUKU SELAKO, ETNIK BIDAYUH
Tingkat 5, Bangunan Sultan Iskandar, Jalan Simpang Tiga, 93000 Kuching Sarawak
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Introduction and history
According to history, the name Selako is derived from the name of the Selakau or Selako River. Once before this tribe settled at Gajing Mountain, nearby Selakau or Selako River in Singkawang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Around the year 1800 they migrated to Sarawak and settled around Pasir River and Kayan River.
Selako is a minority tribe in Sarawak and one of the fractions of the Bidayuh ethnic. They settled in Lundu around the Sematan Sub-District.
The Selako tribe consists of two clusters that are Sangkuku Selako and Gajekng Selako, but they still maintain as the Selako tribe. They are only differentiated by various ritual presentations, food prohibition and history of origin only, but their traditional costume is still the same.
The Selako community hold on to the sam-sam (curfew) practice in the village for generations. Before, this practice was compulsory to be adhered and those against were sentenced in accordance with their village custom.
Male Costume:
There are two simple male traditional costumes that do not require plenty decorations. They normally wear black trousers, black shirt decorated with yellow and red laces, red shawl and also a hat as head decoration. There are also who prefer adorning simple attire like wearing a shirt with vest on the outside, long black trousers, a necklace of wild animal’s teeth and hat.
Female Costume:
There are two types of traditional blouse for women; short sleeve and half sleeve. It is similar to the traditional blouse of the Bidayuh ethnic but white in colour. The blouse is matched with a knee-high black sarong decorated with laces, coins, copper bells and fine beads in white, yellow and red.
There are seven basic decorations that are:
Manibi: Head decoration. Adorn around the forehead and wrapped around the head. It is easy to wear, just ensure the manibi encircles the forehead to the back.
Topongk: A comb that adorns the head around the manibi’s back and worn by poking only. This decoration is to increase the glow at the head.
Salindang: A shawl placed on the right shoulder and pinned at the left waist.
Rante/Marek: Neck chain with its dangle at the back position.
Timo: Waist bead encircling the waist and covering the white blouse’s ends. The beads need to be in the middle of the waist and pinned till covering the lower blouse.
Chuak Paha: Belt.
Chuak Tangan or Ga’angk: Bracelet.
Reference Source
DeMello, M. (2007). Encyclopaedia of Body Adornment. Taken from https://www.jstor.org/stable/1180572
Etnik Selakau/Selako - PEJUANGAN UNTUK HIDUP YANG LEBIH BAIK!! (n.d.). www.youtube.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021, from https://youtu.be/OdKgQjkOQeA
FAKTA MENARIK: Kenali Adat Dan Pantang Larang Kaum Bidayuh. (n.d.). https://www.iloveborneo.my/cerita-menarik-dari-borneo/fakta-menarik-kenali-adat-dan-pantang-larang-kaum-bidayuh/
MENGENAL LEBIH JAUH SUKU DAYAK SALAKO. (n.d.). Retrieved October 27, 2021, from http://kristianusatok.blogspot.com/2008/03/mengenal-lebih-jauh-suku-dayak-salako.html
Sabaya, D. (2013, March 23). Dirik Sabaya: Dayak Salako. Dirik Sabaya. http://diriksabaya.blogspot.com/2013/03/dayak-salako.html
Suimi Anak Kinseng, & Majlis Adat Istiadat Sarawak. (2019). Salako: Kepercayaan dan Adat Resam. Sarawak Custom and Ceremonial Council, Chief Minister Department, Kuching, Sarawak.
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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