a melanau marriage requires some traditional rites that are rather interesting. i will only tell what happened on the bride's side. the man's relatives will come to the house his love to ask for the hand of the lady's hand formally. the man's side will bring gifts of genuine gold worth rm50. it can be any form be it bracellet, necklace, ring or even nugget. then the gift will be handed over to be agreed among invited elders that it is acceptable. the gold will be wrapped in a pink cloth and put on an ancient china like plate. the plate is inherited through the female members of the family. in the picture below you can see the gold wrapped on the plate, bronze treasure (i think it's called tepak sirih in malay) and a long knife which has gold rings attached at the handle.
the more the number of the rings, the higher rank the owner has. in this case, there are nine rings which indicate middle class rank. i was told the highest rank is 12 which is where melanau families like abangs and dayangs is. for instance, the current tyt of sarawak Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin.
later on, further negotiation will take on until the ceremony ends
the more the number of the rings, the higher rank the owner has. in this case, there are nine rings which indicate middle class rank. i was told the highest rank is 12 which is where melanau families like abangs and dayangs is. for instance, the current tyt of sarawak Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Muhammad Salahuddin.
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