Research Article
The Art of 'Bungai Jarau' in Iban Culture
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-11-2022.2329434, author={Noria Anak Tugang and Hipolitus Kristoforus Kewuel and Ngalih Tingi and I Kadek Yudi Astawan and Matthew Malong Bill}, title={The Art of 'Bungai Jarau' in Iban Culture}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Cultural Sciences of Brawijaya, ISCS 2022, 9--10 November 2022, Malang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ISCS}, year={2023}, month={6}, keywords={culture iban traditional art bungai jarau message tool cultural object decoration cultural change}, doi={10.4108/eai.9-11-2022.2329434} }- Noria Anak Tugang
Hipolitus Kristoforus Kewuel
Ngalih Tingi
I Kadek Yudi Astawan
Matthew Malong Bill
Year: 2023
The Art of 'Bungai Jarau' in Iban Culture
ISCS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-11-2022.2329434
Abstract
The focus of this research is to understand and interpret descriptively the cultural object of Iban community namely Bungai Jarau in the production of traditional art using qualitative methods by doing fieldwork and collecting data from informants (in-depth interview and focus group interview) based on three settlements of the Iban community in Sarawak. The studies have established that Bungai Jarau is not limited to merely a heritage legacy for the Iban in Sarawak, but has significant extended aesthetic value within tradition, art, culture, and civilization. Although it nowadays has more contemporary roles in the Iban culture, it is still widely accepted as an icon, ritual object, identity and relevant as traditional art shared by many. Through this research, it is hoped to help preserve the traditional art, local knowledge, and the significant of the making of Bungai Jarau as an Iban cultural icons, ritual object, and identity at Sarawak.
