MANUFACTURE OF FINE CARVINGS BY BAJAU SAMAH KOTA BELUD, MALAYSIA

MANUFACTURE OF FINE CARVINGS BY BAJAU SAMAH KOTA BELUD, MALAYSIA

The fine carvings of the seabeds of the beleaguered city are the treasures of the ancestors of the Bajau tribal ancestors. The aesthetic value of the motifs and carvings shown on the sheath and upholstery shows how Bajau tribe of Belud Kota has a lifestyle value full of art and aesthetics of civilization in the past. But now, the value and the abandoned art become the source of new generation of generation in the production of high quality weapons and handicraft products.

The Parang Bajau handicraft product Same is a heritage crafts product that has received a very good response not only in the local market but also in the national and international levels. Each Parang product produced has its own characteristics and engraving. Each carving symbolizes the culture and life pattern of the Bajau tribe. Same example is the Serimpak motif at the end of Sarung Parang and upstream of the machete.

Complexity is a head jewelry tool worn by the bride during a gathering ceremony held at every weddings tribal wedding.

In addition there are many motifs and characteristics of the Parang Bajau carvings which symbolize the diversity and uniqueness of the Bajau Sama tribe. Natural motifs such as Chili fruit for Parang Bajau Pepper-Lada products and besides that there are other natural elements used.

There are many different types of Bajau machetes that are produced and still present today include Parang Bajau Barung, Pidah, Lada lada, Bajau Sword, Gayang, Kegayaan, Sabit Bajau, Beladau, Pais and Samurai Swords and Keris Bajau Samah motif.

The production of casing and upholstery wood often uses several types of wood. Depending on market demand. Wooden Night and Rengas are woody materials that often get high roles and stand out for its producers. In addition, the Nangka wood, Akasia, Nyire (Tambu-Tambu Wood) and other types of wood are also used. Iron car spring is used in the production of the same eye and body of Bajau Sama.

Each Parang Bajau produced has its own use. Parang Bajau types of Lada-Lada, Beladau and Pidah @ Barung are examples used for slaughtering sacrificial animals such as cows, buffaloes, goats, chickens and so on. Badi Rumput is used for grass clearing activities. Badi Guuk is usually used for works that cut off the animal, hardwood and fish bones. Parang Bajau like Beladau, Gayang, Sword and Kegunaan were used as a tool for self defense as well as the symbol of the power of the wearer. Keris is used for official occasions such as weddings, circumcision ceremonies and for treatment purposes for patients who are said to be affected by magic, black magic, jinn and satan.

The distribution of entrepreneurs who make Bajau parang fine carving products are more in the suburbs of Kota Belud, namely Kampung Siasai Jaya, Siasai Tamu, Siasai Kompang and Siasai Dundau. It is estimated that there are a total of 50 to 80 full-time Parang Bajau entrepreneurs in the area.

Tuan Haji Ebin Bin Adim (69 years) from Kampung Siasai Kompang has been working with Parang manufacturing company since the age of 16 and has been running this company for the last 53 years until now. He is one of the craftsmen of Parang Bajau who inherited the knowledge from his father and now revealed to his children and grandchildren.

HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING BAJAU SAMAH KOTA BELUD

This article is quoted from Kosmo Press

BECAUSE the fire grabbed a parang that Ebin Adim held while the man put the weapon into the embankment in front of him.

While sitting on the heel without paying attention to the heat biting his skin, the 77-year-old man took the machete for a few minutes before removing it. Deploying his remaining lumps, the hot and red-colored iron was knocked several times with a hammer to get the desired machete shape.

"The process of forging is so important that the iron is solid so it makes it sharp and of a better quality," Ebin said.

He met a journal crew at Kampung Siasai Jaya, Kota Belud, Sabah during a media tour organized by Kraftangan Malaysia recently, after being ready forged, the machete surface would then be leveled using a grinding machine.

Ebin who has produced the traditional parang of the Bajau tribe since 1957, said the iron to make a parang using a car spring iron that can be easily purchased at scrap metal collection centers.

"In the past, iron rail was used in the manufacture of this weapon, but after quite difficult, the average machete here shifted to this iron as it lasted," he said. The man who studied the art of making the metal weapon when he was 19 years old said that the interest in making a machete arose after seeing his grandfather produce the weapon.

"It is very synonymous and is widely used in the daily use of the Bajau community.

"Apart from being used for slaughtering animal meat, it is also used as a weapon to defend itself against threats and attacks," explains the father of the seven children.

Ebin said, the process of making a parang is about two hours to complete. He who has received the Carpenter Award in conjunction with the 2012 National Craft Day said that based on the beliefs of the early people, the creation of the Bajau machetes is a taboo that must be adhered to.

Grandfather said that this machete can not be stepped on because it is believed to be eaten by a master. That is, if this taboo

is violated, the individual will be injured when doing any work. 

"In addition, the first knock during the forging process should start with Bismillah reading to keep the fine objects out," shared Ebin.

Another Bajau machete, Jamawid Soh, 45, said that the peculiarity of the weapon was not only in its shape, but was also influenced by the fine art of making it, especially the carvings on the eyes, sheaths and upholstery.

According to him, the machete is usually carved with a carved pakis leaf pattern called "bajau" to give identity to the traditional weapon of the Bajau people.

"This pattern is carved manually by using iron chisel and hammer. This sculpture is quite complicated and time-consuming because it requires carefulness and patience in producing the desired pattern, "he said.

Jamawid who studied machete art from his brother when he was 12 years old said that every carved craft had a high historical value because it was inherited from generation to generation.

The Adiguru Craft 2012 said, carvings were also made on machetes that were usually made of latex wood, forest curry, cane, barque, acacia and venison.

"These woods will be shredded in the interior according to the size of the machete and then the two layers of wood will be stitched using the glue to form the sheath.

sually the sheath width is about 5 centimeters larger than the machete to allow it to be well kept.

"After that, the exterior will be carved according to certain motifs before rubbed with sandpaper and rubbed with polish," said Jamawid lengthy. He added that there are several types of Bajau machetes such as barong, gayang, tongue, banana, kagayan and samurai.

"What distinguishes this machete is its function and function. Parents and females are used in everyday activities such as animal meatballs, barong used during war, while samurai is usually for jewelry, "he said.

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