DAYAK TRADITIONAL ATTIRE


Clothes Dayak and Malay 1) Clothes Dayak man called "King Baba. In the Dayak language, King means clothes and Baba mean men. These garments are made of bark or wood kapuo ampuro plant. Both types of wood are Kalimantan endemic plants that have high fiber content. 2) To make the king baba, the bark is pounded with a hammer, a round in the water, so that only the fiber left alone. After bending, the skin is then dried and decorated with paintings of ethnic Dayak using natural dyes. The bark is formed such that it resembles a sleeveless vest and a pair of pants. As a garnish, bark fiber was also made into a sort of headband. As a complement to garnish, usually male indigenous Dayak tribe in Kalimantan Barat also would slip feather hornbills, typical of Borneo that is now scarce.

Not to forget, the traditional weapons such as saber and shield is also subject to, especially when they are going to war. Therefore, it is not uncommon in traditional clothing West Kalimantan is also known by the name of the armor. Hornbills or also called hornbill is a bird with a beak resembling horns in bright colors. This bird is endemic in the region of Borneo.




DAYAK'S TRADITIONAL ATTIRE


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