Tag: Craft

Sarawak has made strong progress in living heritage through legal protection, funding and craft revival. Yet gaps remain in access, daily transmission, protection, geography and youth involvement. A simple village micro-circle proposal could help heritage survive through regular elder-guided practice.

For over a millennium, Sarawak’s beads have signified more than beauty. From ancient trade currency to sacred family heirlooms, these intricate threads tell stories of lineage and status among the Iban, Kayan, and Kelabit. Today, artisans fuse this living heritage with a booming global craft economy

A look at a traditional indigenous craft that is rich in culture and history of the Iban community