Peta

Kelabit lady in her Peta

Translations

English

a beaded cap

Bahasa Malaysia

topi manik

Description

The front of the peta (pata) is made of ba'o rawir (burnt orange coloured drinking straw beads) and edged with two rows of ba'o alai ma'un (yellow peanut beads). ...

A cap with news beads costs between RM800 and RM1,000, while an antique one is valued at about RM30,000. ⁽¹⁾

References

1. A tale of beads [1]
2. Beads of Borneo - Heidi Munan