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Mdm. Bangie ak. Embol is the acknowledged weaving leader of the weaving community in Rumah Garie longhouse, along the river Sungai Kain, Kapit District.
Her mother, Mdm. Karama ak. Dampa (now 85 yrs old) has passed on the mantel of the leadership to her known as "Indu Nakar, Indu Ngar" - or "she who knows the secret ingredients of the mordanting."
Her weaving group of about 50 women are the only group of Iban "pua-kumbu" or warp-ikat weavers who has accomplished using the silk yarn for their weaving in natural dyes.
They were introduced to this new silk yarn in 1988 by Edric Ong, President of Society Atelier Sarawak, the Arts and Crafts Society of Sarawak, East Malaysia.
Since then, their textiles have been much sought after by textile collectors, museums and galleries world-wide because of their uniqueness and beauty, retaining their traditional motifs and stories , thus known as "Woven Dreams" as indeed many are inspired through dreams!
Bangie's weavings are in the collection of UNESCO in Paris, the National Gallery, Royalty, and in collections in Sweden, Paris, Switzerland, Britain, India, Japan etc.
Awards:
UNESCO CRAFTS PRIZE ASIA-PACIFIC 1998 FOR NATURAL DYE WEAVING
UNESCO SEAL OF EXCELLENCE FOR CRAFTS - 2000, 2001
ADI-GURU KRAF NEGARA" - National Craftsperson Award 2000, 2007
PRIZE WINNER - STATE-WIDE "PUA-KUMBU" IKAT WEAVING COMPETITION 1999 & 2001, 2003
2006 - Malaysian Promotion at Covent Garden, London
2006 - Exhibition tour of Santa Fe, Seattle, San Francisco, Kansas City USA
2003 - Exhibition tour of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Juan Capistrano, Washington, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Honolulu.
2003 - World Eco-Fiber and Textile Forum, Kuching, Sarawak
2003 - KLCC and ARO Gallery, Kuala Lumpur.
2002 - Silk Lab Kimono Gallery, Nagano, Tokyo, Japan
2002 - Gallery Terra, Kyoto, Japan
2002 - Aseana Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2001 - Flinders University Art Museum, Adelaide, Australia
2001 - World Eco-Fiber and Textile (WEFT) Forum , Kuching
2001 - Aseana Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
2001 - Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur ( Woven Dreams Exhibition)
2000 - Ethnographic Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
1999 - International "Ikat" Weaving Forum, Kuching, Malaysia
1999 - Jim Thompson Symposium Exhibition,Bangkok
1996 - Voyageurs du Monde, Paris
1998 - Royal Siam Society, Bangkok
1992 - Baguio Museum, Philippines
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Exhibitions in Kuching, Kuala Lumpur, & Singapore
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