Patterned jacket or shirt with shells

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Firebird Foundation Collections & Archives

Name/Title

Patterned jacket or shirt with shells

Entry/Object ID

MAR-F08-011

Description

Shirt or jacket made from handwoven fabric, predominantly blue with white patterns and reddish brown accents. Trim along collar and center from is made from handwoven, reddish brown fabric. Embellished with clusters of three cowry shells.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Sabah

Region

Borneo, Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Country

Malaysia

Dimensions

Height

74 cm

Width

138 cm

Condition

Date Examined

Aug 15, 2022

General Notes

Note Type

Context from Appell material culture notebook

Note

Found in Material Culture #1 9/8/61 37. Badu koidoiri belong to Akido Yadik, bought from Yadik’s aunt in Momopilis Made by Yadik’s Oidu $50.00 9/8/61

Note Type

Context from preliminary Rungus dictionary

Note

badu - 1) jacket reference: ceremonial or "formal" jacket woven from native fibers 2) Rungus traditional male coat (T-23-11) baduvan - person who makes badu - sid rina'it - bobolizan nopo kobadu - woman=s blouse - that is a real blouse (T-17) p. sapoi (T-23-11)