Accession No

2005.777 A-E


Description

Anak Sirindak. Five miniature conical, woven hats made out of bamboo with blue, red, and yellow decorations. They all differ in size and stack on top of one another. Rims are painted with red pigment with a thin loop attached, possibly to be hung on a wall.


Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Borneo; Sarawak; Kuching; Serikin


Period

2005


Source

Chua, Liana Cheng Lian [collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2005.777 A-E


Cultural Affliation

Bidayuh (Kalimantan Dyak); Jagoi-Babang Bidayuh (Land Dayak)


Material

Bamboo; Cane; Basketry


Local Term

Anak Sirindak (anak = child; sirindak = sun-hat)


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Events

Context (Production / use)
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. 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, including others commonly made and found across Sarawak.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Decorative miniature sun-hats of bamboo (pisah); rattan (wi sakut?) Miniature versions of the sirindak, dyed red and blue, featuring the traditional boton puni (pigeon's eye) design. The five hats are of different sizes (each slightly bigger than the next) and stack on top of each other.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Anak Sirindak. Five miniature conical, woven hats made out of bamboo with blue, red, and yellow decorations. They all differ in size and stack on top of one another. Rims are painted with red pigment with a thin loop attached, possibly to be hung on a wall.
Event Date 5/8/2024
Author: Diana Serediuc


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