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{{Short description|Traditional dance from Sarawak, East Malaysia}}
{{Short description|The traditional dance of Iban people}}
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Ngajat is a traditional dance of Iban people in Sarawak, Malaysia.{{Infobox dance
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| name = Ngajat dance
| native_name = {{lang-ms|Tarian Ngajat}}
| native_name = {{lang|ms|Tarian Ngajat}}
| native_name_lang = ms
| native_name_lang = ms
| etymology = According to the Iban Language Dictionary Second Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia, the term "ngajat" comes from the verb "kajat" which means to jump.
| etymology = According to the Iban Language Dictionary Second Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia, the term "ngajat" comes from the verb "kajat" which means to jump.
| image =
| image = Ngajat,_the_Iban's_Warrior_Dance.jpg
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| caption = The Ngajat dance performed in Kampung Budaya Sarawak, [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]]
| caption = The Ngajat dance performed in Kampung Budaya Sarawak, [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]]
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[[File:Tabuhsebauh.wav|thumb|Taboh Iban recorded in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.]]
[[File:Tabuhsebauh.wav|thumb|Taboh Iban recorded in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.]]
Tabuh Iban recorded in [[Bintulu]], [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]] on the year of 2023.
Tabuh Iban recorded in [[Bintulu]], [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]] on the year of 2023.
| inventor = Name : Petara Ulup Baru Lichin Bujang Ilang Lengain (God of [[Iban people]] in [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]])
| inventor = [[Iban people]]
| year = 16th century<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ichlinks.com/archive/elements/elementsV.do;PROJECT4_JSESSIONID=4A3A89517F5F12AE970227E7D4DA6D68?nation=MY&elementsUid=13829896149458001257|title=The Ngajat DanceEnglish List share|access-date=2024-01-15|website=www.ichlinks.com}}</ref>
| year = 2007 - [[Intangible Cultural Heritage]] National of [[Malaysia]] by [[Jabatan Warisan Negara]] (National Heritage Department) of [[Malaysia]]
| origin = [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]]
| origin = [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]]<br><ref>Ngajat Iban: A Cultural Study - eJournal UPSI https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/JSPS/article/view/4512</ref><ref>https://pemetaanbudaya.jkkn.gov.my/culture/dis/640</ref><ref>https://psivik.wordpress.com/nota-2/tarian/tarian-ngajat/</ref><ref>https://www.astroawani.com/gaya-hidup/tarian-ngajat-identiti-masyarakat-iban-208669</ref>
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'''Ngajat''' is popular family of dances among the [[Iban people]] in [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Ngajat Iban: A Cultural Study|volume=8|issue=2|year=2020|language=ms|journal=Kupas Sesni: Jurnal Seni Dan Pendidikan Seni|doi=10.37134/kupasseni.vol8.2.6.2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=ms|url=https://pemetaanbudaya.jkkn.gov.my/culture/dis/640|title=Ngajat Pua Kumbu|access-date=2024-01-15|publisher=Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.astroawani.com/gaya-hidup/tarian-ngajat-identiti-masyarakat-iban-208669|title=Tarian Ngajat identiti masyarakat Iban|language=ms|first=Nickyson|last=Nyambar|date=2019-05-27|access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref> It's also popular in [[Brunei]] and [[West Kalimantan]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Mahirah Nazatul|last1=Hazimah|first2=Lian Kwen|last2=Fee|year=2023|title=From Migrants to Citizens: The Iban of Melilas Longhouse, Brunei Darussalam.|journal=(Re)presenting Brunei Darussalam. Asia in Transition|volume=20|publisher=Springer|location=Singapore|doi=10.1007/978-981-19-6059-8_15}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Yuyun |first1= Cici Deonesia |last2= Frettisari |first2= Imma|last3=Muniir |first3= Asfar |date= 2020 |title= The Meaning of the Attire Symbols of Ngajat Dance on Iban Dayaks from Ngaung Keruh Village, Kapuas Hulu Regency|url=https://jurnal.untan.ac.id/index.php/jpdpb/article/view/40432 |journal= The Journal of Education and Equatorial Studies |volume=9 |issue=4 |issn=2715-2723 |access-date= 22 March 2021}}</ref>
'''Ngajat''' is popular family of dances among the [[Iban people]] in [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>Ngajat Iban: A Cultural Study - eJournal UPSI https://ejournal.upsi.edu.my/index.php/JSPS/article/view/4512</ref><ref>https://pemetaanbudaya.jkkn.gov.my/culture/dis/640</ref><ref>https://psivik.wordpress.com/nota-2/tarian/tarian-ngajat/</ref><ref>https://www.astroawani.com/gaya-hidup/tarian-ngajat-identiti-masyarakat-iban-208669</ref>


== Types ==
== Types ==



Ngajat consists of several types, including:
Ngajat consists of several types, including:

Revision as of 02:20, 15 January 2024

Ngajat dance
The Ngajat dance performed in Kampung Budaya Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia
Native nameTarian Ngajat
EtymologyAccording to the Iban Language Dictionary Second Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia, the term "ngajat" comes from the verb "kajat" which means to jump.
GenreTraditional
Time signature5
10
Instrument(s)gongs, canang, ketebung, "engkerumung".
Taboh Iban

Tabuh Iban recorded in 1979 in Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Taboh Iban recorded in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Tabuh Iban recorded in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia on the year of 2023.
InventorIban people
Year16th century[1]
OriginSarawak, Malaysia

Ngajat is popular family of dances among the Iban people in Sarawak, Malaysia.[2][3][4] It's also popular in Brunei and West Kalimantan, Indonesia.[5][6]

Types

Ngajat consists of several types, including:

  • Ngajat Indu [nga-jat in-duq]
  • Ngajat Bebunuh [nga-jat bē-bu-nuēh]: Presented by the young men of the community, this dance is a replication or repetition of what men do when confronted by enemies or as they engage in daily activities such as hunting.
  • Ngajat Lesung [nga-jat lē-suēng] : Only men are allowed perform the ngajat lesong because it requires that male dancers dance while "biting the fly." This dance requires strength and bravery because dancers need to carry a 40-pound weight (the fly) by biting it.[7]
  • Ngajat Semain [nga-jat sē-ma-yiēn]
  • Ngajat Berayah [nga-jat bē-ra-yæh]
  • Ngajat Pua Kumbu [nga-jat pu-waq kum-bouq]: Usually performed by women. As this dance is called Pua kumbu, the dancers would dance while carrying Pua kumbu (Iban floral fabric) as a tool in their performance. This dance is usually performed during Gawai Kelingkang. During Gawai Kelingkang, celebrated to prepare or mark the success of the notorious Ngayau (headhunting), a parade of warriors carrying the head of an enemy approaching the longhouse would be greeted by dancers. The head heroine of the Kelingkang would then put the ‘nutmeg’ in the comb. With a shout of victory and the sound of a bat, the Pua kumbu dancers lead the procession towards the ‘tanju’ (outer platform of the longhouse), swinging a crocodile that contains the enemy’s head in the back while calling for protection from the captive spirit. Before the parade of maidens reaches the stage of the ceremony, a pig will be offered to the ancestors. The pua kumbu dancers will then continue to swing the enemy’s head, followed by the warrior. After seven rounds, the head will be hung on a tree. Today, the enemy’s head is replaced with a coconut as a symbol.
  • Ngajat Muka Kuta [nga-jat mu-kaq ku-ta]: Ngajat kuta is another type of dance performance that combines male and female dancers. It is usually performed for celebrations such as the opening of Iban cultural events.
  • Ngajat Ngalu Temuai [nga-jat nga-lu tē-mu-way] : Presented for the purpose of welcoming special guests. Usually this dance is performed during the opening of an official ceremony attended by many honored guests and the public. The dance is performed while accompanying guests to the leader of the longhouse. This dance is a welcome for guests who come to the long house during Gawai or during other festivals.
  • Ngajat Mai Antu Pala [nga-jat ma-yiq an-tu pa-laq] : Ngajat for those Iban is a welcome dance during Gawai Day, before the war and after the harvest season. In the old days the dance was performed after their return from the war. Dancers stand on the circle and jump accompanied by the music. For Gawai Sandau Ari, a drum is played for the guests of honor. In a variant, the dancer holds a wooden shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand and dances facing the enemy with his body swinging to the left and to the right.

Musical equipment

Musical instruments include large and medium gongs (tawak and bebendai), drums or ketebung/dumba and a set of small gongs engkurumong. Belikan is another string instrument used to perform ngajat dance.

Clothing

Male dancers wear traditional costumes like 'mesh', 'Gagung' or bird clothes. Gagung is a kind of thick and hard armor made of animal skin such as bear, but not stitched on the sides. Dancers also wear hats decorated with feathers.

Female dancers dubbed "Kumang", they wear clothes such as a headdress, hooks high on the chest, cloth tied at the waist, hands and feet bracelets and earrings.

References

  1. ^ "The Ngajat DanceEnglish List share". www.ichlinks.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  2. ^ "Ngajat Iban: A Cultural Study". Kupas Sesni: Jurnal Seni Dan Pendidikan Seni (in Malay). 8 (2). 2020. doi:10.37134/kupasseni.vol8.2.6.2020.
  3. ^ "Ngajat Pua Kumbu" (in Malay). Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ^ Nyambar, Nickyson (2019-05-27). "Tarian Ngajat identiti masyarakat Iban" (in Malay). Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  5. ^ Hazimah, Mahirah Nazatul; Fee, Lian Kwen (2023). "From Migrants to Citizens: The Iban of Melilas Longhouse, Brunei Darussalam". (Re)presenting Brunei Darussalam. Asia in Transition. 20. Singapore: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-19-6059-8_15.
  6. ^ Yuyun, Cici Deonesia; Frettisari, Imma; Muniir, Asfar (2020). "The Meaning of the Attire Symbols of Ngajat Dance on Iban Dayaks from Ngaung Keruh Village, Kapuas Hulu Regency". The Journal of Education and Equatorial Studies. 9 (4). ISSN 2715-2723. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  7. ^ ""Ngajat" Iban Dance". 25 November 2010.

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