Beads conference speaker reminds Sarawakians on adding value to heirlooms

THE coming Borneo International Beads Conference is a wake-up call for Sarawakians to re-evaluate the way they regard their traditional heirlooms, especially in terms of economic value.

“It is very important for us Sarawakians to value our rich material heritage. If you add stories to each of these items, the value will be more. We must not let this heritage slip away from us into oblivion,’’ said Elaine Paya Foong, a marketing executive of Curtin University of Technology Sarawak.