A PIECE OF WEAVING OFFERS ITS BEHOLDER A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND INSIGHTS. THE INTRICATE PATTERNS, THE RICH HUES AND COLOURS, THE VARIETY OF SHAPES AND FIGRES ARE A TREASURE TROVE OF KNOWLEDGE INTO THE CUSTOMS, BELIEFS, TRADITIONS, ARTISTRY AND CULTURE OF THE COUNTRY OF ITS ORIGIN. IN
SARAWAK, THE "IKAT" WOVEN BY IBANS KNOWN AS "PUA KUMBU" AND "KAIN KEBAT" AND THE MALAY "KAIN SUNKIT" (SONGKET) ARE VERY HIGHLY DEVELOPED WEAVINGS. |
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TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE WEAVINGS THE FOLLOWING WERE ORGANISED:- |
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1986 |
AN EXHIBITION ON IBAN TEXTILES, AT AUSTRALIA HIGH COMMISSION, KUALA LUMPUR |
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7 - 21 SEPTEMBER 1988 |
"WEAVING CULTURAL LINKS" AN EXHIBITION AND SEMINAR ON WEAVING WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED WITH THE SARAWAK MUSEUM IN CONJUNCTION WITH SARAWAK SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF INDEPENDENCE IN MALAYSIA. |
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THE SEMINAR TOPICS WERE:- |
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- PUA - IBAN WEAVINGS - THE WOVEN SYMBOLISM
- WEAVING
EXPERIENCE - A COMPARATIVE STUDY
- NEW
TECHNOLOGY AND TRENDS IN WEAVINGS.
- COMMERCIAL
ASPECTS OF WEAVING.
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THE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED: - |
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- IKAT WEAVERS FROM SARAWAK AND INDONESIA
- KAIN
SONGKET WEAVERS FROM WEST MALAYSIA
- WEAVERS
FROM PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, AUSTRALIA , UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA.
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OCTOBER 1989 |
AN EXHIBITION OF PUA KUMBU, KAIN SONGKET AND MAT-WEAVINGS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH A STATE-WIDE COMPETITION FOR THESE THREE SKILLS AND ORGANISEDD BY SARAKUP INDU, THE SARAWAK MUSEUM ANDD ATELIER. |
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