For our finale, Dr Welyne travels to Bario to hunt for the headgear of people in the interior. Bario is the birthplace of the native Kelabits, one of the smallest ethnic groups in Sarawak. Our mission here is to learn more about their female headgear, the Peta Ba’o Rawir.
From Mukah Dr Welyne travels to Miri to discover more about 2 different headgears. The first one is the Sikong, a traditional headgear worn by the Jatti Miriek women. The second headgear is the Lavung, the traditional headgear worn by the Kayan women.
Our hunt continues in Mukah, the cultural heartland of the Melanau community to learn more about the Serbang, the traditional headgear worn by the Melanau women. Dr Welyne travels to Kampung Tellian Tengah to meet up with Mr Tommy Black, the expert on all things Melanau.
Dr Welyne continues the hunt in Kuching to learn more about the Dujung Marek, a traditional headgear worn by the Batang Rajang Ibans. She meets up with 2 schoolteachers who are very knowledgeable and passionate about this very colorful headgear.
Dr Welyne continues the hunt in Kuching to learn more about the Dujung Marek, a traditional headgear worn by the Batang Rajang Ibans. She meets up with 2 schoolteachers who are very knowledgeable and passionate about this very colorful headgear.
Dr Welyne Jehom, an anthropologist by training from University Malaya, embarks on a cultural expedition to various locations in Sarawak to hunt for the most iconic female headgears of the different ethnic communities of the land
Dr Welyne begins the hunt by traveling to Kampung Taee in Serian to learn more about the Ra’ung, the traditional headgear worn by the women of the Bidayuh Bukar Sadong, the largest sub-ethnic group of the Bidayuh community
Dr Welyne Jehom, an anthropologist by training from University Malaya, embarks on a cultural expedition to various locations in Sarawak to hunt for the most iconic female headgears of the different ethnic communities of the land.
Dr Welyne begins the hunt by traveling to Kampung Taee in Serian to learn more about the Ra’ung, the traditional headgear worn by the women of the Bidayuh Bukar Sadong, the largest sub-ethnic group of the Bidayuh community
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