Tembikar Tradisional Sarawak
Multiple indigenous communities of Sarawak produce a hand-formed, unglazed earthenware tradition — distinct from Peninsular Malaysian pottery and reflecting Borneo's geological and cultural specificity. The primary traditions are: Bidayuh coil-built pottery from Lundu and Serian districts; Iban cooking vessel pottery; and the Kelabit highland stoneware from the Bario plateau. Sarawak tribal pottery is characterized by hand-forming without a wheel, open firing (pit or bonfire), and surface treatment using natural materials — plant ash glazing, burnishing with a smooth river pebble, and post-firing carbonizing similar to Labu Sayong (CRAFT-0233) but using different plant materials. The forms are functional — cooking vessels, water storage, fermentation jars (for tuak rice wine).
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed
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