Context (CMS Context)
(Bio): Liana C.L. Chua, female collectorBidayuh, Kalimantan Dayak. Also made by other Sarawakian groups.Bought in Serikin, a Bidayuh bazaar at the border of Indonesian Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) and Malaysian Sarawak. Made for sale by Jagoi-Babang Bidayuhs (officially known in Indonesia as ‘Dayak’) near the border in Kalimantan Barat. c.2005Doesn’t seem to be widely made in Sarawak Bidayuh villages, where the ordinary deku (interlocking weave without gaps) is commonplace. Central grid is useful for sifting and smaller debris from padi and other foodstuffs. Serikin is a popular bazaar catering to Sarawakians and visitors from West Malaysia. It is an important source of woven objects – especially mats – from Dayak villages in next-door Kalimantan Barat. Their makers are culturally and historically very similar to the Sarawak Bidayuh, speaking the same dialect (Jagoi) and making the same objects. The deku is commonly made and found across Sarawak.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Variation of the traditional circular tray, made of bamboo (pisah) and rattan. Fine jarang (lit. with gaps) weave at the centre (based on central axis) becomes interlocking weave as it extends radially. Rim is made of a strong, pliable species of rattan (probably wi predis) and lashed to the woven bamboo by thinner rattan strips (wi mayi?)
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa