Documentary touches on headgear and significance to culture
KUCHING: There is a new documentary series which touches on women’s headgear and its significance to Sarawak’s culture and tradition. Titled “Headgear Hunting with Dr Welyne Jehom” the documentary series follows anthropologist Dr Welyne Jehom on an adventure to hunt for the most iconic female headgears of the different ethnic communities of the land. “Welyne […]
Sticking it out with handmade songkok
BY ZARINA ABDULLAH KUCHING: It is a tradition for many Malay boys and men to wear songkok (traditional headgear) as complementary accessories for the celebration of Hari Raya. Not many people know that songkok was once produced through traditional methods and has its own value and aesthetics. However, today most of the songkok sold in […]
