Rahah Haji Hasan- Doctor of Philosophy
- Lecturer at University of Malaysia, Sarawak
Rahah Haji Hasan
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Lecturer at University of Malaysia, Sarawak
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Introduction
Dr Rahah Haji Hasan currently works at the Department of Arts Management, University Malaysia Sarawak. Rahah does research in Arts Management, Cultural History and History of Art. Their current project is 'BORNEO MATERIAL, VISUAL CULTURE'.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
January 2001 - December 2005
Position
- Head Section for Museum Conservation
Description
- Responsible for Antiquity, Historical Building and Monuments preservation and conservation in Sarawak.
Publications
Publications (16)
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the development of modern art in Borneo particularly in Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei, after the
Second World War until the 1970s. This was the period when British Colonial government dictated the education
system, which consequentially inculcated visual art through art and craft subject imposed on all vernacular schools i...
Material culture is a term used to refer to a widely ranging objects, from decorative to utilitarian means. Material culture has been a physical evidence of human existence and an important source for interpreting the past. The study of material culture in many fields helps to understand history, culture, beliefs and values of one’s society. The ma...
This paper investigates the use and application of material culture study methods to document and organise the cultural collections of the Saribas Malay community in Betong Division, Sarawak. The main objective of the study is to identify the Saribas Malays' awareness on the importance to document material culture. A documentation template based on...
This paper investigates the use and application of material culture study methods to document and organize the cultural collections of Saribas Malay society in Betong Division, Sarawak Borneo. The main objective of the study is to provide documentation template based on the material culture theory to preserve and sustain the cultural objects, start...
Despite many job opportunities in the market and the challenges they have to face, some minority of the Saribas Malay community in Betong, Sarawak is still maintaining traditional subsistence activities in food production based on the nipah tree (locally known as apong ) such as gula apong, garam apong cuka apong, jarik mayang, air sadap and the sa...
This paper analyses the basic principles of food wrapping and packaging practiced by the Saribas Malay in Sarawak, focusing on the aspect of technology, roles, materials of the traditional means. The main purpose of this study is to discover how this part of the Saribas Malay’s culture, cuisine is interpreted in the form of indigenous scientific kn...
This paper investigates the indigenous knowledge of mat making and its social context in Malay community of Saribas. It focuses on tikar bergerang in particular. The mat which incorporates open weave creates a lace impression pattern around the body weave frame. As stated by Awang Azman (2010), material culture’s scholar, there is an urgency to stu...
ABSTRAK Kajian ini menyingkap penggunaan dan pengaplikasian metod kajian budaya benda untuk mendokumentsi dan mengorginasasi koleksi budaya benda masyarakat Melayu Saribas di Bahagian Betong, Sarawak. Kajian ini juga cuba menyediakan garis panduan pendokumentasian yang berasaskan teori budaya benda untuk mengekalkan dan melestarikan budaya benda, b...
Kajian ini menyingkap penggunaan dan pengaplikasian metod kajian budaya benda untuk mendokumentsi dan mengorganasasi koleksi budaya benda masyarakat Melayu Saribas di Bahagian Betong, Sarawak. Kajian ini juga cuba menggariskan panduan pendokumentasian yang berasaskan teori budaya benda untuk mengekalkan dan melestarikan budaya benda, bermula dengan...
ICOM Conference and can be cited from ICOM website
The Sarawak Craft Council is an important institution to the indigenous people of Sarawak. Since 1957, its main objective was to substantiate the importance of preserving craft production of 25 different ethnic groups living together throughout Sarawak. Crafts produced here signify the rich tropical vegetation materials such as rattan, bamboo or pa...
Kewujudan pergerakan Persatuan Pelukis Sarawak bermula tahun 1946 oleh Kuching Art Club banyak memberi peluang kepada pengkarya seni Sarawak terutamanya di Kuching untuk member gambaran tersendiri interpretasi mereka terhadap bumi Sarawak yang indah dengan kepelbagaian flora dan fauna serta kebudayannya yang unik melalui medium yang baru. Apa yang...
Kajian ini berkaitan dengan perubahan dalam penghasilan produk kraftangan khasnya di Sarawak yang memfokuskan kepada faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penggunaan plastik sebagai bahan alternatif dan persepsi serta kesedaran masyarakat terhadap perubahan ini. Secara umumnya, seni kraftangan Sarawak telah wujud beratus tahun yang lalu. Setiap satunya m...
This paper looks at the existing visual art activities after the Second World War within the British Colonial era in Kuching, from 1946 to 1963. Colonialism had various influences upon the art and culture of the local community, through political, economic, and educational policies. Social and cultural changes brought about by Westerners who were g...
