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Utensils A variety of old Engganese utensils have survived in museum collections. Wooden bowls were used to prepare food. Rattan baskets were made to carry garden products from the gardens to the village. The baskets are very distinct because of the extra rattan support on the outside.
In 1994 they were still made and used together with more recently introduced metal and plastic buckets.
Whether or not pottery was produced on a large scale is not very clear. Only one earthenware pot has survived. Adzes A few adzes are also kept in museum collections (Amsterdam and Florence). The parang, often used in daily life, is mentioned in the category 'weapons'. Nets Several types of net existed. The largest and most solid ones are the nets used for catching pigs. Fish nets and bird nets were also used. The bamboo and coconut containers used for storing the smaller nets,
were normally closed with a wooden lid carved with a squatting figure, which can also be found on top of the women's ritual headdresses. | |
