According to Pion Bumbun, a full-time carver and the most...

Title

Description

"According to Pion Bumbun, a full-time carver and the most gifted in Kg. Sg. Bumbun, Carey Island, it used to take him less than a few hours to locate a mature ni[R]eh batu tree for his carvings. A mature tree could produce more than 10 pieces of carvings worth about RM500.00 each, making the commercail value of the tree about RM5000.00. Besides, the wood could be kept for months soaked in water and would be as good as if it was freshly cut, when it is used months later."

Creator

Razha Rashid

Wazir Jahan Karim

Source

Razha Rashid & Wazir Jahan Karim. (2001). Minority cultures of peninsular Malaysia survivals of indigenous heritage. Malaysia. Sinaran Bros. Sdn. Bhd. p.163.

GN635 M4Min

Date

2001

Contributor

amirul

Type

Book

Dublin Core