{"id":247,"date":"2021-07-04T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T06:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=247"},"modified":"2021-07-04T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T06:21:14","slug":"murut-bamboo-dance-magunatip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/murut-bamboo-dance-magunatip\/","title":{"rendered":"Magunatip, the Bamboo Dance of Murut Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Magunatip<\/em>, which is also known as \u201cBamboo Dance\u201d, is one of the most popular traditional dances of Sabah. This energetic dance is performed by Murut people, who mainly reside in the interior districts of Sabah, and they are the headhunters of Borneo in the past. During the dance, the dancers put their feet in and out between clapping bamboo poles without being trapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ending pose of Magunatip bamboo dance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Dance of Bravery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The name \u201cMagunatip\u201d is derived from the word apit<\/em>, which means \u201cto press between two surfaces.\u201d<\/strong> This dance is hundreds of years old and always the highlight of many cultural shows in Sabah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Magunatip<\/a>
The origin of Magunatip is closely related to a folk game that was once played during paddy pounding sessions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Under the loud music by gong, tagunggak<\/em> (bamboo idiophones) and a tambor<\/em> (drum), Magunatip starts with graceful dance by group of dancers in beautiful traditional costumes. The most eye-catching part are the Murut warriors<\/strong> who wear bark vest, loincloth and showy feather headgears. They would wield their weapon and act in an intimidating manner to give off wild men vibes like the scary headhunters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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