Traditional Clothes for Sarawak Ethnics

Iban Men Traditional Clothes

"Kain Sirat or Kain Cawat" is the main clothes for man. The measure for Sirat is 50cm x 500cm. The end of the cloth is decorated with beautiful weaving. Sometimes, beads and shells use as a decoration on it. It is being wear by showing the decorated to the front.

DANGDONG

It is a shawl that wear by Ibanese man. Dandong is bigger than Bedong. The lengthy of dandong not fix because this clothe use as a wrap things during show on certain ceremonies. Dandong made by clothe that weave by tight style.

Iban Women Traditional Clothes

BIDANG

Ibanese women wear cloth call Bidang. It is and tight and the length is until knee. Usually Bidang is made from a big cloth measure 110cm x 60cm from similar cloth that be combined. It is used as casual cloth and dont have many decoration. Usually it will be decorated with many geomatric design and colourful. On a certain occasion it will be wear and the colour will be like red bricks and gold thread on the surface of Bidang.

KALAMBI

Kalambi have two types which is with sleeve or without sleeve. Kalambi wear by both men and women on certain occasion only. Kalambi cutting is simple because it made by square oval shape and fold into two. Length of Kalambi does not same and have different length. Besides, its also being wore by Sarawak late warrior years ago.

Melanau Women Traditional Cloth

Melanau women wear cloth made by black velvet and match with kain sarong Brunei weave by Sarawakian. They also wear it with big belt and their hair will make like a bun.