dyes are harvested from the rainforest. The Iban have traditionally made use of a large number of plants to produce a range of rich beautiful dyes. The rengat plant produces an ‘indigo’ colour in many different tones. The akar penawar landak is used to obtain yellow color dye. For the Engkudu dye, if kapok or quicklime is added the colour will turn brown. The yarn is dipped into the combination, turned until it is well saturated and left to soak before it is dried under the sun. After the dye process yarns are further prepared by tying sections to build up the design. In the media Filem Negara Malaysia produced a 16-minute documentary about Pua Kumbu in 1993 and has been aired on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and TV Pendidikan. Further reading Traude Gavin, Iban Ritual Textiles. KITLV Press. 2003. xi, pp. 356 (). “Pua Kumbu,” The Asian Civilisations Museum A-Z Guide to its Collections. p. 258. Asian Civilisations Museum. 2003. National Heritage Board, Singapore. References External links Pua Kumbu - Malaysia National Library. – a documentary about the traditional patterned cloth produced by Filem Negara Malaysia Malaysian culture Textile arts Woven fabrics