Monday, April 7, 2008

Sabah Handicrafts: Tekiding, Sinonson (Tree Bark)


Tekiding is a basket made from bamboo, rattan or the selingkawang. The basket has a narrowbase, gradually widening at the top or mouth of the basket. It is supported by a piece of rattan,where its mouth, called simpai and its base is joined and tied using rattan or selingkawang. Tekidingis used for carrying farm produce. It is used by the Kedayan community from the Beaufort and Sipitang districts.Nowadays,it can be a decorative item or to be multipurpose basket.
There are three common trees for making bark materials or making Sinonson. The Yarn are called Tipulu, Tohop and Timbagan.They all have similar leaves to that of "Tarap" which belongs to the genus as "Jackfruit" and "Breadfruit". The "tree bark"costume can be a decorative item or can be your next costume for a fancy dress party.

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