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300 Matting Typical Dayak Dazzling Display at BBJ
A total of 300 webbing typical Dayak dominated types of baskets, mats, and hats are displayed on Adi Kriya Anyam Arts Festival, which opened on Wednesday (27/03/2013) night in Jakarta Culture Bentara. The festival that lasts up to 7 April was also filled with a series of discussions of the social, cultural, and architectural engineering, as well as a photo exhibition.
The entire ornament is from the eight East Kalimantan Dayak. “This is an excellent opportunity to showcase the best woven in the world,” said John H McGlynn Lontar Foundation, which supported the festival initiators Total Bhakti Foundation For Sustainable Indonesia, yesterday. Yesterday evening, followed by the opening of the book launch Plaited Arts from the Borneo Rainforest (Sellato Bernard, editor), the results of 20 years of art woven.
300 Matting Typical Dayak dazzling display at BBJ
President of the National Assembly are also indigenous Dayak of Central Kalimantan governor, Agustin Teras Narang said, wicker is not only limited to Dayak ornaments. There is a very deep meaning showing the Dayak community relationships with God, others, and the environment. However, it all threatened forest conversion and land massive.
Mantra & Blood Chicks, the Dayak way Welcomes Travelers
There is a unique process of welcoming guests in the Dayak tribe Wehea in East Kutai, East Kalimantan. Elders there would recite incantations and slaughtering chickens.Then, the blood on the forehead will dicercahkan tourists.
Protection Forest Wehea with an area of 38,000 hectares, is inseparable with Indigenous People Community Wehea in Nehas Liah Bing, Wahau Muara District, East Kutai, East Kalimantan.Inauguration of customary on November 6, 2004, seems to be evidence of an association between the presence of cultural Wehea Wehea Forest Preserve itself.
Mantra & Blood Chicks, the Dayak way Welcomes Travelers
Following up on the evidence of the existence of closely related Wehea Forest Preserve Wehea, so every guest that comes shall undergo traditional rituals. Every visit, especially for the first time came to the Forest Preserve Wehea, always greeted with a welcome ritual in Indigenous Wehea. Ritual reception is intended that while the Forest Preserve Wehea, tourists are always protected and spared from pain. In addition, protected from evil spirits gatekeepers area
In the procession, usually provided some god media addressed to the Lord Protector and gatekeepers. God is in the form, Lekoq Keptiaq of rice, betel, areca nut, and cigarettes were also prepared bracelets of red thread three beads attached red, yellow and black. Do not miss all the eggs and chickens to be slaughtered and its blood dicerakan on the forehead of the tourists and the statue of Hong Well and Joot Bleu.
Before the ritual performed, first made telkeak tied with ropes wicker and bamboo sticks. As banners, telikeak is decorated with pengsut, the ornament of a special sharpener dowel and hung on bamboo. When all was ready, tribal men and women entering the ritual locations, including guests and stand behind telkeak. All guests are required to touch the deity include Lekoq Keptiaq and then performed incantations and prayers for all safe and well.
Rally Borneo, Entertainment on Location Mine
Cheerleader cheering spectators coloring East Borneo Rally Championship title. For those who live in the vicinity of coal mines, the rally has become an entertainment in itself. East Kalimantan believed to host a national championship (kejurnas) rally fourth series. The event took place at the circuit Harang Mount Prosperous, Samboja, aquatic mammal, 17-18 November.
Held in the coal mine, the rally track is called having a different character to the next three series in Langkat, Sergai Bedagai, and Medan. Not just for the racers, also obtained by the different atmosphere surrounding residents and mine workers.
“If there is no race, the scenery here ya just coal trucks, Mas,” said Joko, a spectator who was present at position start special stage (SS) 7, Sunday (18/11/2012), the maritimeborneo.com
Story Behind the Charm and Traditional House of the Dayak
Story Behind the charm and the Dayak traditional house - now, not much else on the coast of Kalimantan Dayak tribes who occupy the customs house Lamin. However, no time lost in the Dayak long house is a typical tourist interested. Let’s stop at the house Lamin Mancong!
Lamin is the length of the wooden house, built in typical Dayak tribe. However, now no more Dayak people who lived in the house. However, the existence of a traditional house that is still exciting arrival of tourists.
Lamin Mancong, an attraction which is certainly a shame to miss if you visit to East Kalimantan. Lamin Mancong house is a house made of wood the length of a typical Dayak tribe Benuaq. Traveler can come to this house in Kampung Mancong, Jempang District, West Kutai district, East Kalimantan.
Kalimantan Borneo Rp462 Million Reached From Oranges Grow
Samarinda (East Kalimantan Xinhua) – The Government of East Kalimantan are allocated funds from the 2012 state budget through the Ministry of Agriculture of Rp462 million for the development of citrus Keprok Borneo Prima in some areas in East Kalimantan province.
Borneo Orange
“The funding for it is divided to five districts in East Kalimantan, which Malinau, Paser, East Kutai, Berau and Bulungan district,” said the Head of Department of Agriculture and Horticulture of East Kalimantan (Kalimantan) Eddy Heflin at Peterborough, on Thursday.
Eddy was accompanied by Head of Production Horticulture Gamayanti Union, explained the funds were distributed to areas with different amounts, ie according to need, the number of farmer groups, and the extent of land owned by each of the citrus growers.
