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The Depository documents 3 techniques in Brunei Darussalam; by risk level: 3 endangered. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The forging of the kris (keris) — the distinctive asymmetrical, often wavy-bladed dagger indigenous to the Malay Archipelago and explicitly named 'the Malays' unique and ancient weapon' among Brunei's core traditional handicrafts.
A traditional Brunei Malay metalworking technique in which fine silver wire is twisted plaited and coiled into open lacework structures soldered onto a silver base or constructed as free-standing three-dimensional forms.
The most elevated textile tradition of Brunei Darussalam: a supplementary-weft weaving technique in which gold or silver metallic thread (songsong) is interlaced over and under warp threads to produce raised geometric and floral patterns…