{"id":11802,"date":"2025-06-09T17:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=11802"},"modified":"2025-06-08T18:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T10:46:56","slug":"old-dayak-borneo-weaving-sticks-for-embroidery-sungkit","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/index.php\/product\/old-dayak-borneo-weaving-sticks-for-embroidery-sungkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Dayak Borneo Weaving Sticks for Embroidery Sungkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1440px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-11802-1\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250604_151841-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250604_151841-1.mp4\">https:\/\/unikaborneo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250604_151841-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"185\">This <strong data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"90\">Old Dayak Borneo Weaving Sticks for Embroidery (Sungkit)<\/strong>, traditionally used by the Dayak people of Borneo in their intricate textile-making processes.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"203\">Description:<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"556\">These antique weaving tools are known as <strong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"264\">Sungkit sticks<\/strong>, which play a vital role in the creation of <strong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"327\">\u201ckain sungkit\u201d<\/strong>, a traditional handwoven textile. 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Each motif and tool often holds symbolic meaning, associated with <strong data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1486\">protection, fertility, and identity<\/strong>. Tools like these are <strong data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1543\">not only functional but sacred<\/strong>, passed down through generations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1779\">These particular sticks, when displayed in a traditional vessel as shown, may also serve as a <strong data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1706\">cultural artifact or offering<\/strong>, honoring the ancestral heritage and the craftsmanship of Dayak weavers.<\/p>\n<p>H &#8211; 43 x 13 x 13 cm \/ 460 g<\/p>\n<p>Brass Pot H &#8211; 10 x 13 x 13 cm<\/p>\n<p>Weaving Sticks 9 pc with a measurement of 27 &#8211; 33 cm<\/p>\n<p>Price include 9 pc weaving sticks, brass pot and shipping by air mail world 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