Miiso is a Kadazan word which means united or togetherness.
Once a year, the KadazanDusun people of Sabah celebrates Kaamatan Festival and together, 'miiso', they unite to honour this special day for the fruitful harvest of the paddy.
Materials featured in the video:
Siga: A headpiece of handwoven kain dastar worn by men.
Himpogot: Silver “dollar” belt worn by women.
Tangkong: Hip belt worn by women. It consists of 84 embossed brass rings on rattan strings.
Litai Vinusak: Rungus traditional necklace.
Gong: Sabah's musical instrument used in ceremonies by major ethnic groups such as Kadazan, Dusun, Rungus and Bajau.
Nyiru: A KadazanDusun's winnowing tray.
Barait: A traditional bag of KadazanDusun & Murut.
