MARIK EMPANG FOR WOMAN

Let’s proceed with female iban traditional clothing. Marik empang is a combination of beads and hand-stitched cotton decorative outer garment. It is usually red in colour. Iban women require wearing marik empang at any occasion or festival. The ngajat dance or the traditional Iban dance performed by an Iban woman must wear the “marik empang” as part of the outer garment adorning her shoulder. This marik empang also iban women wear in their wedding.  Kain kebat, which is a cloth patterned by the ikat (tie) technique. This kain kebat is narrow and its length is only about until knee. It is equipped with other jewelry. This outfit cannot be wear carelessly because every outfit has a different meaning. If wear a light colour its mean she is single and can married.