Visual arts in the vernacular settlements: aesthetic values and significance of beliefs in the Komburongo ritual tool in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Salbiah Kindoyop, Low, Kok On
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Center for Cities, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 2024
• Subjects: DS597.33-597.34 Sabah. British North Borneo; N61-72 Theory. Philosophy. Aesthetics of the visual arts
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41920/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41920/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41920/; https://doi.org/10.61275/ISVSej-2024-11-07-07
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Komburongo is a ritual tool used by the Kadazan Dusun people in Sabah, Malaysia. Besides the komburongo rhizome, these tools feature various decorations, including wooden fruits, animal fangs, animal horns, beads, shells, small bells, coins, fabric or red thread, and small bottles. This paper examin...