Traditional Borneo (Iban) Wedding Cake

Traditional Borneo (Iban) Wedding Cake
Traditional Borneo (Iban) Wedding Cake Traditional Borneo (Iban) Wedding Cake Traditional Borneo (Iban) Wedding Cake Traditional Borneo (Iban) Wedding Cake

This is the last cake I made for 2013. It’s a Iban of Borneo wedding cake . The bride & bridegroom are wearing “Ngepan” the traditional Iban of Borneo costume. The bridegroom is a warrior. He is carrying the “terabai” shield & “sangkuh” spear & wearing “sirat” the coin-cloth. He has the “pantang bungai terung” the traditional Borneo tattoo on his shoulder, chest & legs. The bride is carrying “buah pauh” the jewellery. She is wearing “sugu tinggi” the headdress, “marek empang” /tango, “selampai” shawl & “sementing ringgit” the silver coin. Both of them are standing on the “pua kumbu” traditional tribal textile. The cakes are the pillow cake made from vanilla butter cake & the Italian meringue butter cream I love the most. The “terabai” & “pua kumbu” are hand painted. This is a wedding cake ordered by a customer for his brother. This cake will be delivered to a “Long House” somewhere in Bintulu. Hope this cake will bring a big smile for the newly wed couple tonight ^^. Happy Wedding & Happy New Year 2014!!!

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6 Comments

Beautiful work on the couples, the colours and details are gorgeous! Thank you for the story behind the cake, love hearing the background to a cake and the traditions around it. Wonderful.

Nicole --- http://www.facebook.com/thecakeofit

Thank you elli! And Happy New Year 2014 to you!

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Thank you JustForTheCakeOfIt! Happy to hear you like it! Happy New Year!

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Thank you AnaRemigio! Happy New Year to you too!

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