Woven Dreams: Textiles and Music from Malaysian Borneo Wednesday, July 25.
Free, drop-in daytime events: From 11 am to 1:30 pm and again from 3:30 to 5 pm, watch Iban master weaver Nancy Ngali create a pua kumba cloth on a floor loom.
This traditional ceremonial cloth is known as a "woven dream" because it is believed that the weaving goddess Kumang gives the design and pattern to the weaver through dreams. From 12 to 4 pm, visitors can create a palm frond grasshopper with artist Michael Lim.
Evening lecture and performance: At 6:30 pm, scholar and author Edric Ong will speak on the topic: "Sustaining the Arts and Crafts of Traditional Cultures in the Modern World." A performance of traditional Bornean music and dance follows the talk.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to see traditional weaving firsthand and learn more about Malaysian culture!
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