1. Theme : Community culture ( Melanau )
Title : Melanau Marriage

2. Bride & bridegroom

3.  Melanau is one of the
ethnic that live in
Sarawak, Malaysia.
 Mostly centered in the
vicinity of the Batang
Rejang, Oya, Igan, Mukah
and Balingian areas in
Sarawak.

6. Bride & bridegroom

7. Wedding
Betrothal ceremony
ceremony Adet petudui
(surong brian )
•Wedding
day

8. Bangsa 9 pikol Bangsa 7 pikol Bangsa 5 pikol Bangsa 2 ½ pikol
( Matehei ) ( orang kaya ) ( Batereh ) ( Dipen )
The highest rank The group can be The group can be In the past, the
category consist regarded as the regarded as the upper class used to
of the aristocrats. middle class in lower class in the own salves or dipen.
They own rank the traditional traditional They may be
insignias like flag Melanau Melanau classified into 2
& cannons. They community. They community. categories : Dipen
may have held are free to dagen lebu who
almost all administer the stayed with the
political power & their personal master & dipen
economy. They lives. Most of galuar stayed in
have right to be them are their own house.
the dowry of 9 industrious and
pikol. thus some quite
well-off
economically.

9. Melanau people ….

11. The gift from
the boy sides

13. The betrothal
ceremony

15.  The most important part of the
marriage is surong brian
(literally ‘the bring toward of
bride wealth).
 The surong brian in Melanau
words is ‘work of old and
great’.
 Following the feast, the
groom’s father will ask his
selected family representative
to present bride wealth (brian)
to the parent of the bride.

18. Surong brian …..
1 wooden
receptacles with lids

21. The
melanau
people

22. A brass pot valued at one pikol which
Manuga symbolizes and hand over of duties
from the groom’s mother to the bride.
Bidak Sebuhong Pernakan A gold thread ‘sarong’ but only given to
Suatan the bride by the groom’s mother.
A class of multi-colour beads considered
by the Melanau as the most valuable
7 manek kahat bed talei
beads tied to a dry wooden thread
tengeang or pareh
taken from a dry creepers called
tengeang
Batung A gold plated bangle
1 amanih Maih A unit of gold bracelet

23. Batung
1 amanih Maih

25. Image of jejug
A feet cleansing ritual

27. Decorated
chair
(Pelamin)

29. ascend and descent on the staircase three
times before entering the bride’s parent’s
house.

31. Both of the couples
will wear the
traditional Melanau
wedding customs. The
customs normally
with black in colour
with tiny little beads.

32. Melanau
wedding dress

33. Baju baban Jiner
pipieng
Bidiek
kiantan
Padieng
Geleng alu-alu

34. ‘baju kot butang
tujuh’ ‘songkok’
Bidiek
kiantan

38.  Throughout this paper we complete our
grateful nation to recognize customary
marriages of Melanau better. Indeed, who
else would deepen the nation, if not our
culture is people.
Customary is a rules of life of the race. This
custom has been enshrined in the minds of a
people since time immemorial. Every culture
of different races are different and unique.
Therefore, we provide custom wedding
Melanau people as your general knowledge.
Finally, we know that there are hundreds of
people in this world who practice different
customs. Each person will have the marriage
phase. Thus, they would follow the custom
of marriage by their race. Here, lighting can
add your knowledge.

39.  http://odentiose.blogspot.com/2009/02/barang-
barang-keperluan-perkahwinan.html
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage
 http://m2mc.blogspot.com/2010/08/melanau-
seduan-traditional-marriage.html
 The Oya Melanau-Stephen Morris

40.  Grateful to the divine, the end of this task can be completed once we
work hard to complete. The theme of this assignment is culture. We
have chosen the title Traditional marriage of Melanau.
In addition, not least, thanks goes to our most loved people of both
our parents who have contributed in terms of our spiritual need for
this course. This gave them the prize even if only for a while but it is
very meaningful for people who are so insignificant in this world.
In addition, we would like to thank our teachers. Without the help and
guidance in leading a goal of preparing or completing certain tasks are
only imaginary. Also, thank you for their invaluable assistance during
the assignment process is carried out.
Finally, we would like to thank our friends for their encouragement
when streamline this task. Hence, they have struggled during this task
well done.

41. Prepared by :
Umira Natasha
Nur Syafiqah
Athirah
Nur Athirah
Elonna Edward
Alicia Grace