Objects of traditional craft - that's that most tourists prefer to bring from a heap or Sarawak as souvenirs; Today, the trade in this craft is kept a significant part of the state economy, and the production of baubles has become completely mass. Support the economy of Sarawak and buy a couple of things!
As you already know, many communities of indigenous peoples live on Borneo and each people have their own craft traditions. From beading and creating jewelry before weaving baskets. You will define something suitable for your pocket and taste, to then get it in Study, a couple of months later, and remember about hot boreno, looks into a stingy tear.
So, a few words about what unique souvenirs can buy in Sarawak.
First, it is Rattan products (Purified and dried Kalamus stems, that is, the rathana palm tree) and palm leaves are the most popular souvenirs. They can be bought literally in any bench of both heap and any city city.
Products are different, but mostly, these are small handbags or caskets, mats and baskets.
Rattan baskets are of different shapes and sizes; Some of them can be painted black, and some can be represented in their natural light beige color.
The more basket or handbag is fed, the more expensive it is, naturally, but in any case this product is not more than 100 ringgitis per piece. The average price is about 50 ringgitis.
It is very cool to put such a basket of houses on the shelf or even use for the purpose - make the decorations, decorative pieces, boxes with spices. Yes, and large baskets "A la Tubus", too, somewhere in the farm can be applied.
Runs and tapestries on the wall of rattan - Also quite a pretty souvenir, especially the most patterned.
This will have to lay out from 200 and 600 ringgitis depending on the size of the product. For example, a rug of 150 per 50 cm is about 500 ringgits. You can, of course, buy smaller mats, and then use them as dining napkins. Looks interesting!
Rotan bracelets - Here is another popular product among tourists.
Bracelets can be exclusively made of natural material, can be decorated with pieces of fabric, beads or beads - there are many options. Again, there may be black and natural wood colors. Very interesting, such bracelets that are made by Punany (the people are so, their in Sarawak lives only about 2,000 people, the oldest people) - these black bracelets they wear on the wrist and legs to show power and power. Be sure to buy and wear more than one bracelet - it looks much better and more symbolic something. We usually buy a whole bunch of bracelets (pieces 10) - just 20 ringgitis.
There are many traditional species Beadwork In Sarawak Although currently beads in souvenir shops are all possible colors, 'genuine' colors: black, yellow, white and light blue.
If you are especially interested and love jewelry from beads, get ready to free the place in the suitcase: you can not pass by the luxurious bead collar, the traditional decoration of the Iban woman (Ibany - another people inhabiting the coastal areas of Sarawak).
The beauty is unreal, but in real life this miracle is unlikely to work to work. Although...
You can buy exactly the same products, but from antique beads, but this treasure will cost you, probably in 1000 ringgitis or even more expensive. For a traveler without unnecessary free space (or, if you feel honest, without any money, who wants to dissemble $ 300) - buy a necklace that this people wears during the holidays. This necklace looks more more, it can be distinguished by a red beaded pendant in the form of a bulb - this will be good to cost about 50 ringgitis. Here you can even go to work.
Can be purchased in Sarawak Traditional types of weapons , such as machete and spit tubes, of which the arrows blow, however, it may have problems at customs, but these items are exported, it seems like, you can.
By the way, these tubes are still used by local residents for hunting, and if you go deep into the jungle, find rustic masters that can make you this pipe using dark deciduous rocks - but you will have to upset for this beauty by 400 - 700 ringgitis. A lot! And he will make it, most likely, as usual, long. We are extremely inconvenient to carry such a souvenir, and I don't want to put at home in the corner.
But you can not bother and buy cheaper and shorter tubes about 100 - 200 ringgitis in the city.
Otherwise, if you go out of a heap in Miri, and in Kuching do not stay at all, you should not buy anything in the stalls on the road, everything is definitely more expensive. And in Miri there is a handicraft center - a good place to buy souvenirs, with a huge variety of products (however, goods may not be the highest quality).
Well, do not forget about the magnets-t-shirts - this good there is also in bulk, but it is nothing special. Not that a bead necklace, because true? :)