Thursday, 10 March 2016

GAGONG/ BAJU BURUNG

  Gagong is an Iban warrior costume which is made up from animal skin. Gagong can not be wear carelessly because it is only wear by a brave, strong, famous and for a war. In the days of forefathers, opponent fear to fight if iban use gagong in war. They more use bear skin which so difficult to see  because it show how strong and vicious the animal. However baju burung also is a one of male iban traditional cloth but the different is baju burung is only use for common celebration such as for welcome guest and for dance ngajat. Baju burung usually patterned damask and it woven use ‘sungkit’ ways. Gold thread are use to woven thbaju burung.



figure 6 Gagong 



figure 7 baju burung
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