For 34 years, this Malaysian master weaver has carried on the pua kumbu tradition


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  • Saturday, 14 Sep 2024

As the Rumah Gare Indu Ngar, Bangie is committed to her responsibility to conduct the ritual at least twice a year. — Photos: BEN FOO

Bangie Embol can’t remember how long her ancestors have lived next to Sungai Kain, an almost two-hour drive from Kapit in central Sarawak. But the 79-year-old remembers her first weaving experience.

“At 10, I learned to weave from my master weaver grandmother, who raised me after my mother died when I was only two months old.”

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