Authors

J.J. Welyne

Document Type

Other (Restricted)

Publication Date

11-11-2015

Abstract

Rh.Gareh is an attempt trademark that represents indigenous knowledge of the Iban women weavers in Rumah Garie, Nanga Kain, Sarawak. It was created with the consciousness of traditional intellectual property rights as the underlying and core structure of the productions of the pua kumbu, the Iban traditional textile. The purpose of this trademark is to carry a “fairshare” structure to assist Iban women weavers. The operational cost and raw materials for the pua productions are funded by a pool of capital via a “self-help organisation” in which capital to start of the marketing and selling operations was conceived through the contributions of the weavers and the researcher who are involved in this project. This trademark registered in class 25 and 26

Keywords

Textile, Natural dyes, Indigenous products, Indigenous art, Pua kumbu, Handwoven textile

Divisions

umcic

Publisher

University of Malaya

Publisher Location

UM Centre of Innovation and Commercialization (UMCIC)

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