TANGGA BEJI

Material: Cotton, natural dye.
Motif: Tangga Beji
Weaver: Cherurai ak Jantan
Origin: Matop, Paku, Betong
Age of Pua: 100 years
Owner: Unei ak Begam

The story of Tangga Beji
"Beji nangga hari, patah titi enchepong purang"

Beji, an Iban man from Batang Ketungau (Kalimantan Barat), wishes to go up to the heavens to meet GOD. He built many ladders using the enchepong purang tree as his base. Little did he know that the enchepong purang tree was attacked by white ants / termites. Because of this, his ladders collapsed and hence he never went up to see GOD.

Translation onto pua motif:
The above pua was woven by a master weaver, Cherurai ak Jantan, to remind her children and future generations of the story of Beji. The blue / indigo design on the pua depicts the ladders built by Beji. Beji (figurine) is seen going up the ladders and also falling down.