Basic Iban Designs.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Basic Iban Designs. |
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Author :
Augustine Anggat |
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Abstract:
The love for design is universal. Everyone in the whole world has an interest in design, regardless of race, creed and reputation, rich or poor, all have a special interest in design. The degree of interest depends very much on the individual and it can be classified into two types: - (a) the direct interest and (b) the indirect interest. The direct interest can easily be heard from the comment of a person who appreciates the design he sees and the indirect interest cannot be heard but can be seen bya person’s choice of things. He/She may never appreciate the design by word, but look at the things he/she has bought — a table for example — what is the shape of the table he/she has bought? Is it round, oval, square or triangular? Design is not only confined to something that is curved. Anything that has a shape, has a design in it. The shape of a leaf is a design, the vein inside that leaf is a design. The shape of a human being is a design. The way we comb our hair is a sort of design. The dress we wear is a design. The design I am talking about today is the type of design which is appreciated bya person with direct interest. The Red Indians in the United States have their own design which comprises triangle, circle, oval, chevron, zigzag and so on. The arrangement of these producesa design which we may call the Red Indian Design. The Maori in New Zealand are fond of making designs in their homes, community halls, boats,on carvings,on cloths and so on. They even decorate or tattoo their faces with designs. Most of the Maori designs comprise of lizards, whorls, and their traditional God, the Tiki.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Anggat, A. (1989). Basic Iban Designs. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XL (61): 61-74 |
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