Help preserve ‘Ngepan Iban’ traditional attire, says deputy minister
MIRI: The ‘Ngepan’ (traditional attire) worn by Iban women needs to be maintained and preserved, says Datuk Dr Penguang Manggil. The Sarawak Deputy Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government stressed that this was to ensure that the traditional costume—worn for special occasions. Ceremonies, rituals and dances, among others—would not be lost to time. […]
Making heads turn in her Iban attire
SRI AMAN: An Iban vaccine recipient turned heads at a vaccination centre in Sabah recently when she turned up for her first jab in a set of traditional Iban clothes called ‘Ngepan Iban’. Lucinda Robert, 51, wore her traditional attire with pride to the Dewan Mini Putrajaya Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV) in Kota Kinabalu on […]
