Malaysia · Rattan and Wood Trap-Making / Basketry
Jebak Puyuh
Jebak Puyuh is a Kelantan Malay functional-object craft combining woven ribu-ribu roots and rattan with pierced (tebuk tembus) wood carving in cengal hardwood, to build ornamented quail traps and cages. The named master, recognized as national Adiguru Kraf (Master Craftsman) for this craft specifically in 1989 — one of the earliest cohorts of the program — carves named decorative motifs, including siku keluang ("bat elbow") and bunga ketumbit (coriander flower), into the wood framing while weaving the trap's functional cage structure from root and rattan fiber. The same practitioner is also a recognized maker of wau (kites) and wayang kulit (shadow puppets), and has represented Malaysian heritage craft abroad, including in the United States.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed
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