Local Plant Motif of Kain Suket Ajang

This study delves into the identity of Suket Ajang, a traditional craft in Sarawak, particularly among Rajang's Melanau population. Employing semiotics, the research deciphers the complex meanings and cultural nuances embedded in Suket Ajang's native plant motifs. Through an in-depth examination of literary and visual materials, the study unveils the symbolic language within Suket Ajang, showcasing how individual motifs are chosen, investigated, and classified based on their semiotic qualities. This method sheds light on the aesthetic and semiotic elements, revealing the intricate blend of local plant features. Notable motifs like buwak tulau and tapok pedadah further contribute to Suket Ajang's rich cultural identity

Floral Motifs Design on Sarawak Traditional Malay Songket

This study is partly an ongoing project to identify the floral motifs design on Sarawak traditional Malay songket. This project begins with a review of related literature that provides an example of textile—also supported with visual data on Sarawak traditional Malay songket gathered from the field visit, which is captured into the digital compilation. The identification process defined that the Sarawak traditional Malay songket motifs mainly develop from various floral sources reflecting and inspiring nature. This study shared different design Malay songket motifs in Sarawak and represent their tradition in textile heritage. Keywords: Malay; Motifs; Sarawak; Songket eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.290

Pengaruh budaya setempat terhadap kostum wanita melayu pesisir Sarawak dari era ke-60an sehingga era milenium

Costumes are enormously meaningful and are deeply entwined with our lives Costume is clearly part of the expression of meaning in portraying the history, gender, culture and customs of every communities. Research on the women's costumes of the coastal Malay in Sarawak has a big impact in the textile arts. It is a visual representation of the Malay culture

preliminary phytochemical screening of the potential medicinal plants of the melanau in pulau bruit, sarawak, malaysia

Potential medicinal plants are widely used by Melanau community in Pulau Bruit, Sarawak, Malaysia and their biological and phytochemical properties have not been thorough evaluated. By studying the presence of phytochemical, the uses of it in traditional treatment can be explained scientifically. Preliminary phytochemical screening was performed on ethanolic extracts of leaves of Acanthus ebracteatus, Clinacanthus nutans, Derris trifoliata, Erigeron Canadensis, Gynura procumbens, Lygodium microphyllum, Macaranga pruinosa, Poikilospermum cordifolium and the rhizomes of Boesenbergia pulchella and Etlingera littoralis. The phytochemical compounds were determined using conventional chemical tests. Alkaloids were detected in all tested plant with various cloudiness of precipitation except Macaranga pruinosa. Acanthus ebracteatus contains highest concentration of alkaloid. Flavonoids were detected in all tested plant with various strength of the color except for Gynura procumbens. Acanthus ebracteatus and Derris trifoliata contains highest concentration of flavonoids. Saponins were detected in Acanthus ebracteatus, Clinacanthus nutans, Derris trifoliata, Erigeron Canadensis, Gynura procumbens and Macaranga pruinosa with various length of froth. Tannins were detected in all samples with either brownish-green or blue-blue black colour appearance. It can be concluded that all tested plants do content promising pharmacology properties based on the presence of various secondary metabolites

Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal Plants Used and its Implication towards Health-Seeking Behavior among the Melanau in Pulau Bruit, Sarawak, Malaysia

This article presents findings of a survey and an in-depth interview conducted in Pulau Bruit as part of the research project entitled “Traditional health practices and its implication towards health-seeking behavior among the Melanau in Pulau Bruit: Documentation of local heritage”. The aim of the study is to explore health-seeking behavior related to the use of medicinal plant among the Melanau of Pulau Bruit. The survey data and interview reveals factors such as suitability, accessibility, and effectiveness of treatment plays significant roles in determining the health-seeking behavior of the Melanau community of Pulau Bruit. Although the major trend has shown the use of modern and traditional healing practices was combined, a vast majority of the households used medicinal plants totreat minor ailments. The study also reveals that there was a limited transfer of medicinal plants knowledge between generations within the Melanau community of Pulau Bruit. Furthermor, the decline of medicinal plants knowledge for spiritual purposes suggests that it was affected by numbers of external factors such as religion, change of lifestyle and urbanization. A long history of medicinal plants use in traditional health practices also suggests that it may contain therapeutic effects that can be determined by pharmacological analysis