Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(cnr Jln Tun Abang Haji Openg & Jln India; 9am-4.30pm Mon-Fri)
Run by a non-
profit government agency, this two-storey shop has a pretty good selection of Malay, Bi-
dayuh, Iban and Orang Ulu handicrafts - check out the cowboy hats made entirely of bark
and the conical
terendak
(Melanau hats). Housed in the Round Tower, constructed in 1886
and used by the dreaded Kempeitai (Japanese military police) during the occupation,
which is why some locals believe it's haunted.
Tanoti
(56 Jln Tabuan; 8am-6pm, closed public holidays)
Using the supplementary weft tech-
nique (in which designs are woven into the fabric as it's made), a dozen women hand-
weave silk shawls (RM400 to RM2000), wedding veils and the like. Designs at this not-
for-profit studio are both Bornean-traditional and modern.
WEAVING
Yusan Padan Gallery
(Sarakraf, Waterfront Promenade; 9.30am-4.30pm Mon-Sat)
Sells crafts and fine art
by Dayak artisans and artists. Occupies the historic Square Tower.
ART
Mohamed Yahia & Sons
( 082-416928; Basement, Sarawak Plaza, Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman; 10am-9pm)
Specialises in English-language books on Borneo, including the four-volume
Encyclopae-
dia of Iban Studies
. Also carries Sarawak maps and guidebooks.
BOOKS
Popular Book Co
man; 10am-9.30pm)
A capacious modern bookshop with a big selection of English
titles, including works by local authors, and guidebooks.
BOOKS
Information
Kuching has Indonesian and Bruneian consulates and honorary consuls representing Aus-
tralia and the UK.
