Figure 2 : One of Example Pua Kumbu as a Symbolize in Iban Society According to Rodolphe Rapetti in his book “Symbolism” he said that symbolism was part of a work of a wave of reaction against doctirinal positivism, whose backbone had been the scientific analysis of facts verified through experimental. Besides that, according to Edward Lucia-Smith, the symbolist movement, modernism has nevertheless been hostile to the symbol as a means of visual communication. The rise of abstract art, in particular, has tended to focus our attention upon the work as a thing in itself, wholly identified as part process. The symbolic function is the ability to represent one thing by another. It is main criterion that there must be differentiate between signifier
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Women who are selected are usually chosen based on the social status and level of skill in weaving fabrics Pua. The iban are very focused on the ability of the tittle girl in the field of Pua. This is because, when the husband returned from the expedition ngayau, decapitated heads of enimies that must be welcomed and wrapped by Pua cloth woven by his own wife. According to Manin Matong, in traditional iban men were returning from ngayau and was greeted with strip of cloth pua is tremendous honor. Plus, the amount of fabric Pua owned by a family that became a symbol of their wealth. The more fabric Pua owned, the richer or of high social status of the family. Therefore, women who are eager to weave and motifs are woven into the cloth Pua it will reflect the social position of this …show more content…
For the Iban community, they need to hold ritual for good and harmonious relationship with petara. The Iban people believe that human beings, animals, plants insects and birds granted extraordinary powers by petara. Therefore, before the women did weaving iban motif based on this, they need to hold a ritual to get permission from petara. Having an interaction with petara can be done by using Pua cloth as their identify to petara. If the petara give a warning which is typically delivered through animals, plants or birds, they need to be in certain things and in every step in order to avoid mischief. Thus, the Ibn will hold a ritual to appease an incline. To achieve this goal, the Iban Pua will use the fabric to give their identity to petara. Pua cloth used in the ritual will be used by petar to give instructions to the Iban
Women who are selected are usually chosen based on the social status and level of skill in weaving fabrics Pua. The iban are very focused on the ability of the tittle girl in the field of Pua. This is because, when the husband returned from the expedition ngayau, decapitated heads of enimies that must be welcomed and wrapped by Pua cloth woven by his own wife. According to Manin Matong, in traditional iban men were returning from ngayau and was greeted with strip of cloth pua is tremendous honor. Plus, the amount of fabric Pua owned by a family that became a symbol of their wealth. The more fabric Pua owned, the richer or of high social status of the family. Therefore, women who are eager to weave and motifs are woven into the cloth Pua it will reflect the social position of this …show more content…
For the Iban community, they need to hold ritual for good and harmonious relationship with petara. The Iban people believe that human beings, animals, plants insects and birds granted extraordinary powers by petara. Therefore, before the women did weaving iban motif based on this, they need to hold a ritual to get permission from petara. Having an interaction with petara can be done by using Pua cloth as their identify to petara. If the petara give a warning which is typically delivered through animals, plants or birds, they need to be in certain things and in every step in order to avoid mischief. Thus, the Ibn will hold a ritual to appease an incline. To achieve this goal, the Iban Pua will use the fabric to give their identity to petara. Pua cloth used in the ritual will be used by petar to give instructions to the Iban