2 76 MALACCA LACE. 



R. Shelford, Curator of the Sarawak Museum at Kuching, 

 on which edgings are made by the Malays principally in 

 gold thread for veils and coats worn by the Dyak 

 women. This edging is there called " puntas ," the pillow 

 " guling puntas,' ; the bobbins " pelulak," and the pattern 

 which is pricked out on a strip of palm leaf is called " kabat 

 puntas." The pillow is very primitive, a cylindrical cushion, 

 placed on an earthenware bowl, and the bobbins which vary 

 in number from four to sixteen are like ninepins and extremely 

 clumsy. Good specimens of all the three pillows here des- 

 cribed may now be seen in the Singapore Museum. I have 

 learnt myself to make the Malacca " biku " and have append- 

 ed to these notes the common words used by my teacher 

 during our lessons. A tentative attempt is now being made 

 to revive the industry at the Girls' School at Pringgit. It 

 is an industry specially adapted to Malay women. I owe 

 my grateful thanks to the Bible Society Ladies for intro- 

 ducing me to this local industry, also to Mr. Howell, who has 

 so kindly assisted me with his camera, and for some very 

 careful and detailed information received from the Resident 

 in Palembang through Mr. Spakler. 

 Terms. 



" Kuku " finger nail, applied to loops in the 



" kipas " 



" Kedut " crumpled 



" Ulor " slack 



" Tegang " tight, taut 



" Selang " alternate 



"Pintal " to cross 



4 'Kipas" fan 



" Rengkap " pair, complete set" of two 



" Chuchok jarum " put in pin 



" Ikat Jarum " to enclose pin 



"Peniti" pin 



" Kwet " flick given to the bobbin 



" Unting " skein 



" Tukal " bundle 



" Chuchok sepesel " to prick out the pattern 



Jour. Straits Branch 



