Context (CMS Context)
(Bio): Liana C.L. Chua, female collectorUsed by women in a variety of rice-winnowing tasks, including napan and nyundi (effect depends on the movement and rhythm of the tapan). All sides of the frame are held, depending on which task is being performed. This is a medium-sized version, slightly smaller than regular tapan (the maker deduced it would not be used for winnowing, and would be easier to carry), which children sometimes used when they were taught to winnow.Bought 25/05/05.Bidayuh. Also made by other Sarawakian groups. Made to order by Miner anak Jehong (Sindu Gotot), Kampung Benuk.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Winnowing tray, made of bamboo (pisah); rattan (wi mayi, wi perdoi). Dome-shaped tightly woven tray made of soft bamboo (pisah) strips. Weft (paan) = rougher, lighter underside; Warp (tengoh) = smoother surface; occurring at 1:4 intervals. Sturdy frame made of a large, hard species of rattan (wi mayi); bound to tray by thinner more pliable rattan loops (wi perdoi). Base is slightly deeper than the rest of the tray, and is made of quartered strips of uwi mayi. Older people identify a visual pattern in the weft strips, referring to them as moving diagonally upwards to the right (ta’u).
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa