Traditional Weaving - Part 4
Sineh Nu'uh Ulun demonstrates how to weave a mat in the Remudu dialect of Kelabit. In this recording, she explains how to finish the ends in order to make the mat strong. The recording was made in Bario on the 11th February 2019.
now I'm finishing the ends
this is the edge pattern
I'm finishing it off this way
this is "nekuh"
to make it sturdy
is there another name for this stage?
or is it just nekuh?
yes, "nekuh"
they call this "nekuh"
I wonder why they call it "nekuh"?
"now I'm finishing off my mat"
that's why they said to me in the past
the fold that's on top like this
they call it the crab fold [lepi' kera']
I wonder why they call it the crab fold?
maybe because of how crabs move?
this one
awey' deh mey lipa kera' nalan ih terun
maybe because of how crabs move?
maybe because of how crabs move?
no idea
awey' deh mey lipa kera' nalan ih terun
maybe because of how crabs move?
no idea
finish the ends
"do the crab fold" is what they said to me
when I was young
they had lots of things to say!
are you folding them back in a bit or what?
yes, like this
ken tu'en muh meluut-meluut tieh adi'-adi', kapeh?
are you folding them back in a bit or what?
yes, like this
here, you do it like this
if you don't do it like that
it will come undone
this is it
you put it back it like this
if you cut it here afterwards
the strips will fall out
then they...
then they...
adi' niko nguli' ieh mengi?
so that's why you're putting them back?
so that's why you're putting them back?
so that you can cut them from the other side later on?
yes
dih tiko ngeteb ieh pedingi ngi na'an neh?
so that you can cut them from the other side later on?
yes
yes
ngi peped ih?
at the end
at the end
yes
ngi peped ih?
at the end
yes
I thought it was only done once
that you didn't have to put them back through
if you don't put them back in
then when you cut them afterwards
it will come undone
it will come undone
lebput tieh
it will come undone
it will come undone
yeah
to make it sturdy