Kadazan and Iban Traditional Clothes
Culture of Malaysia - traditional clothes IBAN The Ibans are an indigenous community in Malaysia. They are known for their warrior-like outfits and weaving of colourful, patterned cotton cloths called "pua kumbu". The male Iban is dressed in Baju Burung or vest and sirat woven loin-cloth which is a warrior's outfit. They also wear accessories such as a belt, armlet and anklet made from silver and a headgear decorated with hornbill feathers. The Iban maiden wears the ceremonial dress consisting of the bidang cloth, marek empang which is a chest adornment, the sugu tinggi headdress and other silver ornaments such as the coin belt and bangles. The loincloth is a garment of great antiquity, is now distinctively ignored among modern Ibans. Barkcloth is the original material for loincloths. The way to tying a "sirat" is take a strip of material about 10 inches wide and 10 to 12 feet long, the end of the cloth is decorated with beau