A Sea Dayak(Iban) in Gala Costume..

This is me obviously.. wearing a Sea Dayak (Iban) traditional Costume..

A Sea Dayak(Iban) in Gala Costume..

A Sea Dayak(Iban) Of BORNEO in Gala Costume..

A Sea Dayak(Iban) in Gala Costume..

LOVE OF A FOREST MAIDEN (CHINTA GADIS RIMBA) 1958

"i  watched this Movie when i was a kid..long2x time ago.. during the "OLD SKOL" era..rented a VIDEO TAPE from "Kedai kisit"(no VCD/DVD..no ASTRO ..etc)...once on Malaysia National TV..RTM ....basically its about FORBIDDEN LOVE(CHINTA TERHALANG)..between Malay Guy with Pretty young Dayak Girl .

 In fact, this movie depicting a background during Headhunting period "Ngayau Era " among Dayak especially "Dayak Iban VS Dayak Kayan"when a Malay Guy captivated @ Iban Village & falling in LOVE with BINTANG(the Sea Dyak girl) who's take care over him during the detention ..**i forgot the rest of the storyline** but the end of the movie the Iban Girl was chasing by the enemy & run away using the Long Boat (Perau) . she was injured by the "Blowpipe Dart"(Kena Sumpit ) & her Long Boat had stranded @Malay Village ...the local found her at the river & took her home...after sometimes  she recovered  & she realised that she was at her LOVER Village..the Young Couple getting married &...  "HAPPILY EVER After"  

"BINTANG: Chinta Gadis Rimba 1958"
For Illustration Purpose only: Kumang Iban Borneo Hornbill Festival 2013 with Iban Costume

"Love of a Forest Maiden"(CHINTA GADIS RIMBA) is 1958 film (Chinta Gadis Rimba) directed by L.Krishnan .It is based on the novel (the first time Malay film has been adapting from a novel) CHINTA GADIS RIMBA by Harun Aminurrashid and the main cast by S.Roomai Noor,Narang and M.Amin. 

The film is about Bintang ,the Iban girl who goes against the wishes of her parents & runs off to her Malay Lover.The film also the first time a full length picture has been shot in Sarawak and the first time a Iban girl has played the lead in film.

"Love of a Forest Maiden"(CHINTA GADIS RIMBA) 

The Straits Times, 3 September 1956, Page 7

Wanted: A jungle belle who knows about love

"Love of a Forest Maiden"(CHINTA GADIS RIMBA) 

The Straits Times, 3 September 1956, Page 7

Wanted: A jungle belle who knows about love

LOVE OF A FOREST MAIDEN (CHINTA GADIS RIMBA) 1958 -Malay Film Industry(Singapore )
(Language:Malay & Iban)

Ngepan Iban-Sea Dayak/Dyak(IbanTraditional Costume)

Ngepan Laki Iban-Sea Dayak/Dyak(Iban Warrior Full Regalia
Traditional Costume)

Ngepan Laki Iban-Sea Dayak/Dyak(Iban Warrior Traditional Costume)

Ngepan Indu & Laki Iban-Sea Dayak/Dyak of Borneo (Men & Women Traditional Costume)

My Journey with Iban creations from JUNE 2011 to DEC 2012.**Watch here**

http://www.pinterest.com/parenbonjour/ibansea-dayak-costume/

Model Photo Shoot for ASFON(31 Mar 2012) at Taman Tasik Perdana KL with Sea Dayak Iban Costume.

Iban Costume (Ngepan Laki Iban) at Taman Tasik Perdana..
The male Iban is dressed in Baju Burung(VEST-Pua Kumbu Inspired) & Baju Gagung and  woven loin-cloth (SIRAT)  which is a warrior's outfit.

During the WORKSHOP & PHOTO SHOOT with MODELS by ASFON(Angkatan Seni Foto) WP..31 March 2012 at TAMAN TASIK PERDANA KL (8 am -3.00 pm) & i'm the one & the only MALE MODEL during that day & wearing my very own traditional attire FULL REGALIA Sea Dayak Iban Attire.

IBAN COSTUME(SEA DAYAK)-NGEPAN LAKI/LELAKI IBAN
Iban's headgear with PUA KUMBU(KETAPU/SETAPUK TUNJANG) decorated with hornbill & great argus feathers(BULU KENYALANG & BULU RUAI)

ANGKATAN SENIFOTO WP colloborated with CANON, EOS & DIGI COLOR

The Set..

The CANDID CAMERA!!!

Iban(Sea Dayak)  Traditional Costume...

Iban Female Costume....
The Iban maiden wears the ceremonial dress consisting of the bidang cloth, marek empang which is a chest adornment, the sugu tinggi headdress and other silver ornaments such as the rawai(CORSET) ,coil belt and bangles..

The briefing......

The newbies photographer in action....

ASFON members......

VENUE:TAMAN TASIK PERDANA KUALA LUMPUR

The CANDID......

The 8  models during the PHOTO SHOOT...

LEFT: One of the Photographer
RIGHT UPPER: The ORGANISER & THE SPONSOR
RIGHT BOTTOM: SIFU  Haider Abu Bakar
Pro photographer with more than 30 years of experience in professional photography. There have been many photographers that were my assistants, now established themselves in the photography field. I am the guru to Ted Adnan. I was President of ASFON W.P. for 6 years

Iban Sea Dayak Costume with the FANS...

Group Photo ASFON(Angkatan Seni Foto Wilayah Persekutuan) after the Workshop..

How Iban known as Sea Dayak to Westerners??

The Ibans were the original inhabitants of Borneo Island just like the Dayak tribes.Dayak people real BORNEO itself(Link here)

In fact,Iban never called themselves as a SEA DAYAK. Since, they never found live near the sea or coastal area in the island of Borneo for the century.

Like the other Dayak tribes, they were originally farmers, hunters, and gatherers & found in the jungle & interior of BORNEO ..& build the settlement along the river ...........but during the reign of the Brooke’s and the British Colonial in Sarawak Borneo...the Brooke Dynasty referred them as a SEA DAYAK since they are the most dangerous tribe in Borneo and so daring in their war battle just to have the head of their enemies as their war(head) trophies.

Antu Pala (Head Trophies)
These are human skulls from the people killed by the head hunters.
The skulls are hung in Iban people long houses as their trophies of their kills.

(Iban(Sea Dayak/Dyak) Warrior in Full Regalia(CLICK here) during Photoshoot with KALUANEXPRESS .COM(Aug 2011)
at  Taman Tasik Permaisuri Cheras KL
Trying to become a FIERCE HEADHUNTER OF BORNEO just like my ancestor in ancient time

Some believe that the word Iban was an ancient original Iban word for people or man. The modern-day Iban word for people or man is mensia, a totally modified Malay loan word of the same meaning (manusia) of Sanskrit Root.

Seventeen years among Sea Dyaks of BORNEO(Link)

Iban(Sea Dayak) the most formidable headhunters on the island of Borneo. ??

The Ibans were unfortunately branded for being pioneers of headhunting. Headhunting among the Ibans is believed to have started when the lands occupied by the Ibans became over-populated. In those days, before the arrival of western civilization, intruding on lands belonging to other tribes resulted in death. Confrontation was the only way of survival.

In those days, the way of war was the only way that any Dayak tribe could achieve prosperity and fortune. Dayak warfare was brutal and bloody, to the point of ethnic cleansing. Many extinct tribes, such as the Seru and Bliun, are believed to have been assimilated or wiped out by the Ibans. Tribes like the Bukitan, who were the original inhabitants of Saribas, are believed to have been assimilated or forced northwards as far as Bintulu by the Ibans. The Ukits were also believed to have been nearly wiped out by the Ibans.

The Ibans started moving to areas in what is today's Sarawak around the 15th century. After an initial phase of colonising and settling the river valleys, displacing or absorbing the local tribes, a phase of internecine warfare began. Local leaders were forced to resist the tax collectors of the sultans ofBrunei. At the same time, Malay influence was felt, and Iban leaders began to be known by Malay titles such as Datu (Datuk), Nakhoda and Orang Kaya.

In later years, the Iban encountered the Bajau and Illanun, coming in galleys from the Philippines. These were seafaring tribes who came plundering throughout Borneo. However, the Ibans feared no tribe, and fought the Bajaus and Illanuns. One famous Iban legendary figure is known as Lebor Menoafrom Entanak, near modern-day Betong, fought and defeated the Bajaus and Illanuns. It is likely that the Ibans learned seafaring skills from the Bajau and the Illanun, using these skills to plunder other tribes living in coastal areas, such as the Melanaus and the Selakos. This is evident with the existence of the seldom-used Iban boat with sail, called the bandung.

This may also be one of the reasons James Brooke, who arrived in Sarawak around 1838, called the Ibans Sea Dayaks. For more than a century, the Ibans were known as Sea Dayaks to Westerners.

(Sea Dayak) Iban's Tiara: Sugu tinggi headdress

Sugu Tinggi(tall combs) is a traditional headgear /headdress that is worn by Iban maidens from Sarawak Borneo in most ceremonial occasion. It is a silver headgear that gives Iban maidens the unique poise and glitter while dancing the Ngajat Induk & also "must wear" accessories during Kumang Gawai Beauty Pageant in Sarawak(LINK)  Sugu Tinggi is hand crafted with intricate motifs that depict flowers and other floral themes. The "sugu tinggi" - headdress made from silver (Sugu Tinggi Pirak) but now a days plenty of Sugu Tinggi from aluminum plated with silver .

The "sugu tinggi" - headdress
Material: Aluminum plated with silver

the Sugu Tinggi (a comb case made entirely of silver).

Ornate silver headdress called a sugu tinggi.

Sugu Tinggi is hand crafted with intricate motifs that depict flowers and other floral themes

                                         A sugu tinggi is the headdress that adorns
              Kumang(The mother goddess of Ibans)(LINK)

SUGU TINGGI / IBAN(SEA DAYAK's  TIARA)

Sugu tinggi (tall combs)

Sugu tinggi (tall combs) decorated with coloured metal ornaments (ensuga) on the top of the tiara 

Iban Woman in Traditional Attire
 This costume include numerous silver ornaments, including a necklace, a sash of coins on her kain, multiple bracelets and anklets, and a tall, ornate silver headdress called a sugu tinggi. 

Iban Warrior in Full Regalia Outfit.

The male Iban is dressed in Baju Burung(VEST) & Baju Gagung and  woven loin-cloth (SIRAT)  which is a warrior's outfit. We also wear accessories such as a belt(LAMPIT), armlet(TUMPA LENGAN ) and anklet(TUMPA BETIS) made from silver and a headgear(KETAPU/SETAPUK TUNJANG) decorated with hornbill & great argus feathers(BULU KENYALANG & BULU RUAI). (LINK-Iban Warrior in full regalia )

Iban Warrior in  Full Regalia Outfit.
The Iban(Sea Dyak/Dayak) headgear is known as ketapu or setapuk tunjang.

Sea Dayak of Borneo (Iban Tribe): Traditional Costume & New Creations!!

JUNE 2011 TO DEC 2012..

Ngajat-(Sea Dayak/Dyak) Iban Dance Showcase at Bankers Club KL(10/02/12)

After a week of practise..eventually the showtime is on FRIDAY NITE FEVER!!! (10th February 2012) at Bankers Club Kuala Lumpur which situated at 22nd Floor AMODA Building ,Jalan Imbi K.Lumpur....the occasion is during Senator Doris Sophia Brodie's(LINK) 's Son wedding ceremony in KL.

Even though,my dance team from IPG Cheras known as Teratak Seni Kerawang  Dance group. ready to showcase the Iban Dance ..the Ngajat Induk(Female Iban Traditional Dance) & Male Warrior Dance but...the actual showtime is 11.00 pm..after 3 hours waiting with the Heavy Iban costumes especially for the ladies..but its worth waiting  when the crowd were enjoyed.........

Showtime for Ngajat Induk(Female Ngajat Dance) at Bankers Club KL

Ngajat Induk showcase ..
The dance is arranged straight lines and in a circle and does involve dramatic leaps and jumps performed by the male dancers.

Male Dancers ready for the Male Ngajat Dance showcase....
(3rd from front-Robson(1st Runner up Keling Gawai@Borneo Hornbill Festival KL 2011
by Persatuan Warisan Sarawak KL & Selangor.

NGAJAT INDUK:Female dancers display the gentleness and refinement of  Iban arts. 

BACKSTAGE:-The Final practise of Ngajat Induk (Iban Maiden Dance)
The Ngajat Indu(Female Dance) is  performing a by the women who display gentleness and refinement of art and culture and customs of the iban people themselves. Dance moves to the present with the spirit and reflect the daily activities of the Iban community.

BACKSTAGE:-The Final practise of Ngajat Warrior Dance..
The dancer make slow movements, as though stalking the enemy. This is interspersed with dramatic prances as though he is leaping forward to attack. The dance is performed accompanied by the music from tribal musical instruments, usually percussions, including the enkeromong, bendai, canang and dumbak or ketebong.

The Iban female dancers have an elaborate headdress, chains, beads and a ‘dress’ that reaches to below their knees with intricate weaving.

Iban men and women have different styles of ngajat. The ngajat involves a lot of precise body-turning movements. The ngajat for men is more aggressive and depicts a man going to war, or a bird flying (as a respect to the Iban god of war, Singalang Burong). The women’s form of ngajat consists of soft, graceful movements with very precise body turns. Each ngajat is accompanied by the taboh .

TOP:during the Ngajat Iban Dance practise at IPG Cheras (28th January 2012)(Sat)
BELOW: Final rehearsal at the venue(BANKERS CLUB KL) 9th February 2012(Thu)

Sea Dayak of Borneo.Traditional Iban Costumes 

the female Iban Dancers.
The Iban maiden wears the ceremonial dress consisting of the bidang cloth, marek empang which is a chest adornment, the sugu tinggi headdress and other silver ornaments such as the coil belt and bangles

The Iban male dancers wear large feathers as part of their headgear, hold an ornate and long shield in their hand with chains, beads and a loincloth called the ‘SIRAT"

The Dancers with the manager(me) & the choreographer(Chris)

Taking photo with the dancers.....say cheese!!! Iban Traditional Costume..

The curiosity??give me that coin please?? i wanna buy some candy...??

Amanda entertaining the young fan-Finalist Kumang Gawai @Borneo Hornbill Festival KL 2011

When performing the dance, the male dancers wear a headgear made from the tail feathers of the hornbill or great argus' feather. He holds a long sword in one hand and an ornately decorated shield in the other. Around his chest are necklaces made of beads and cowrie shells, and he wore a ceremonial sirat, or loincloth.

The night was a great when the crowd were enjoying themselves with the Ngajat Dance Showcase from Teratak Seni Kerawang which choreographed by Mr Chris J G & Robson J.
under Persatuan Warisan Sarawak KL & Selangor Management(e-mail:paren.warisansarawakkl@gmail.com)

In fact,the party was continued until 1.00am & the dance team had packed all their  traditional Dayak costumes & after all we are glad that even  a miles away from Borneo Island especially Sarawak Land of HORNBILL..We are still in touch with Sarawak Culture ..and showing to the world that Dayak Culture  surviving  in the foreign land......