Boyuh / beyuh / tarap / maiyuh  - A kind of tree whose inner bark can be used for ropes and loin-cloth (Artocarpus elasticus)

Bujang ieng / kemang  - Spirit

Burang / bubok / labung / tuno  - Headgear

Burang oyung / burang / pinamang / burang tabak / labung  - A special headgear worn by young warriors

Burang sumba / tunosuma  - Headgear

Girundung / sidurey  - Small hawk bell

Gorang / gelang  - Bangle

Gorang girogot / kukot  - Bangles made of fine rattans and outer bark of a certain type of fern

Gorang jaka / rembui  - Bangle made from a type of parasitic plant which is akin to grass

Gorang sirotoh / gorang rancung / gorang rampak kima / retui  - Bangle made from the thinly sliced outer part of a certain type of fern

Jomuh / jemuh  - Petticoat

Jomuh binua / jemuh rayu  - Petticoat made from the Iban?s kain kebat

Jomuh birudu / jemuh b'ludu  - Petticoat made from a special type of smooth black cloth

Jomuh kenwa / jemuh maiyuh  - Petticoat made from the inner part of a boyuh bark

Jomuh piroras / jemuh langking / jemuh singot / bihis  - A petticoat of black cloth

Kima / kala / lapak kima  - A large armlet made of shell

Pangieh / kukong tumih / pampan berad  - A heavy necklace of black, red and white beads

Pinyigar / tua gawai / tukang patik tebur  - A male religious leader, and assistant of the priestess of ranyak boris

Porik / parik / sisok  - A type of silver belt

Raung / tuko / porik rorai / sigubak  - A tall cylindrical hat worn during a certain festival

Rimba bijuri / simed  - A type of girdle made of fine rattans.  The rattans are stained red

Rimba bombuo / bentang / simed  - A type of girdle made of fine rolls of rattans which are stained black

Sarim / serat / jagang / ruyang  - Copper bangles worn on the legs from knee downward

Sigar / rejang / langi  - Dance

Sirambu / sombon / sitagi  - A necklace of coloured beads interspersed with leopard cats? fang and bears? claws

Sirapai / selampai / sinde  - A scarlet sash

Sireh / baid / boid  - Betel-vine (Piper sp.) leaves chewed as stimulant with areca nut

Sirun bouh  - Eagles? claws

Sitoga / girundung / gerundung  - A large hawk bell which is usually tied to a man?s ankle to keep the timing of a dancing step

Sodar / seladan / rawai / sapa / anan / gima  - A broad belt of brass ring armor

Tabak / sinol / maiche  - A type of tree whose white inner bark can be used for making strings, straps for carrying small baskets and headgears and also for the taup and jipo

Tankis / puntu  - Copper bangles worn by women on their arms

Tawuop / tahup / taup  - Loin-cloth

Tawuop bobat  - A type of loin-cloth

Tawuop / temran / tahup temran  - A type of loin-cloth which is made from inner bark of a boyuh tree

Tukuo / sipiah  - A type of headgear worn by priestesses during certain festivals

Tuko tumih / sigubak  - A conical cap worked in red, white and black beads
 
 

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* Mr. Jonas Noeb is a Headmaster of SRB St. Teresa, Serian.  Mr. Henry Langgie (BBS) is an Agency Manager of Arab-Malaysian Insurance, Kuching.  Mr. Gerald Gilber Oscar Sindon is a schoolteacher.

Received on November 16, 1999.
Published on the Internet by courtesy of Mr. Ahi Sarok (January 05, 2000)
Re-Published for bidayuh dotcom by courtesy of  Mr. Ahi Sarok (May 03, 2000)

Citation:
Noeb, J., H. Langgie and G. G. O. Sindon. 1998. Bidayuh Traditional Costume. Paper presented at the Bidayuh Traditional Music, Songs, Dance and Costume Workshop held at Museum Tun Razak, Kuching on 16 - 17 May 1998. 10p. (http://www.geocities.com/dayung_biatah/bidcostum.html)

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