Utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products Based on Traditional Culture: A Case Study of Iban Dyeing in Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

<p>In this brief report, we describe four plant species that Iban weavers use for dyes and six ingredients that they use in mordants. From September to November 2009, we interviewed four weavers and observed additional persons collecting and processing dye plants in three Iban villages whose n...

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Main Authors: Natsuho Fujisawa, Tohru Nakashizuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Ethnobiology 2012-04-01
Series:Ethnobiology Letters
Online Access:http://ojs.ethnobiology.org/index.php/ebl/article/view/44