Description

Traditional use:
Chenos or Temiar rattan interwoven rattan & fern fibre rings were used as reinforcement rings for blau bamboo blowpipes.

Contemporary use:
As a fashionable yet durable bangle. This rare, extremely broad bangle is made from tali (rattan) and tebauq (fern fibre).

Artisan: Along Aweh
Artisan age: 40s
Ethnic group: Temiar (Orang Asli)
Colour: Undyed, dark brown

Dimensions: 7.3 cm (d) x 3.7 cm (w)
Width of strips: 0.15 cm
Weight: 10 gms

Source: Kg. Bal, Pos Kema in Grik, Perak (Peninsular Malaysia)