Borneo's Handicrafts And Costumes

TAPONG

Tapong means cultural and traditional cap or sometimes refers to as crown headdress. There are four type of tapong available in our stocks – Tapong Inoc, Tapong Sec and Tapong Mahkota, all are for lady, while Tapong Beluko is the only cap for man. All type of tapong is available in various model and size respectively. All type of tapong has the same objective, purpose and usage. All are made of beads but varied in some materials such as bone, etc. – http://www.nyo.lot.my/

Tapong Sec

Tapong Sec ! You know who makes Tapong Sec ? Do you know what it means by Tapong Sec ? Wah ! Soo many question marks. Look at picture above conscientiously. Amongst many ethnic groups in Borneo, who do you think amongst them have the right over that costume ? There are many native ethnics in Borneo. They are Iban, Kedazan, Bidayuh, Dusun, Kayan, Murut, Kenyah, Lun Dayeh, Penan, Kelabit, Bajau, Bisaya, etc. Guest who is that particular ethnic. Hoh ! Or you can browse http://www.nyo.lot.my/ to find for the answer. Hahhaaaa.......! Many Borneo natives are now wearing this cap. What cap? It's a maiden cap. They wear this cap regardless of their backgrounds. That sounds good, b'cause we want 1Malaysia...........

Borneo Wine

 Rice Wine! Tuak! Burak! Or Talak! … Whatever you call or name it, it’s still the same stuff. What we’re for sure, Borneo and its inhabitants are very synonym with Borneo Rice Wine. Tourists that came to Borneo have tasted it and always said... “Wow! The wine is very good!” That phrase is very familiar to inhabitants of Borneo or… is the expression just a downright commendation? Anyway…let forget about that. What we are concerned is what we’re going to expound next.

The Hidden Recipes of Borneo

Borneo keeps it hidden secrets too much for such a very long period. It had been kept and kept...... Now, it's time we bring out these special secrets to you and expose them gradually one by one to the outside world. Amongst many of the screts, we would like to expose the secret of Borneo Rice Wine recipes. Borneo Rice Wine is popularly known as Tuak amongst the ethnic Iban and called Burak within the Orang Ulu ethnic.

The Folk Dance And Music

Welcome and hello to you all out there. If you're a person that loves handicrafts, costumes, traditional musics and cultural dances regardless of any background, enjoy these lament sounds of hidden ancient music from Borneo. As 1Malaysia concept is popularly gains it ground amongst Malaysian, we are proud to share the popular folk dances of Sarawak, particularly the Kenyah Folk Dances and Musics which had been synonym and popularly become identity of ethnic Malaysians leaving in Sarawak.