Traditional fabrics become one of the cultural identity in each region, including Belitung which has a headband fabric commonly called shakes.
Starting from the resilience of Bahrul Ulum, the original youth of Belitung who examined about the traditional headband typical of the area. 23 years old who is a Malay Custom Institute researcher in East Belitung found that the headband of the cultural identity entered into the region in the 7th century.
Getang has a variety of shapes and philosophy of each, such as a chic shake that brides wear at wedding events with the philosophy of kancil horns believed to add wibawa and kharisma. Secondly, cacak shakes are used by people to enter the forest and the three buds of budor and flower shades of rice used by government officials to add the spirit.
Coloring workers batik fabric moisturizing tape that will be used as a rubber headband. Culture Bond Head Bgaye Belitung Timur Fabric
ACE Culture Bond Head Bgaye Belitung Timur Fabric
The basic material of the shake was originally made Belitung people using batik and quiz looms with striking colors. Bahrul then innovates by making shakes using softer colors and more common materials that are more acceptable markets, such as songket.
Year 2021, Belitung's youth then made Bgaye's business brand. Bgaye in Belitung has two cool and arrogant senses. The name was chosen to evoke the spirit in order to make a cool shake and prided by the East Belitung community.
Initially his business journey, Bahrul capitalizes Rp200 thousand to make a shake sold in his gallery and online. She employs three employees to produce shakes. It works together with UMKM manufacturers woven lais tree to make Bgaye packaging. Packaging from the woven aims to reduce the use of plastic and add product value after following the guidance of the BBI Gernas.
work sew fabric made to tie the head of Rubber. Culture Tie Head Bgaye Belitung Timur Fabric
ready-packed rubber headband products. Culture Bond Head Bgaye Belitung Timur Fabric
The coloring material used made by Bgaye uses natural ingredients such as the roots of the dish, mangrove skin, the root of the ceri fruit tree and the skin of cherry fruits. According to Bahrul, the use of natural dyes aims to keep the environment of waste dyes used. This product has been ordered for G20 event, due to the use of environmentally friendly natural materials.
Not only to benefit solely, Bahrul is also ideally introducing the traditional culture of East Belitung to the vast community who visited Belitung from Bgaye's getang products for sale at Rp90 thousand to Rp120 thousand.
Now, Getang Bgaye brought Bahrul escaped the Medium Small Business Curation (UKM) on Jalan Gernas BBI Cahaya Bangka Belitung. He followed three-month diving training since February until May 2022, and Getang managed to become five UMKM champions in the activity. Construction and training of Gernas BBI according to Bahrul educate UMKM participants on how to innovate marketing products to compete in both national and international markets.
Rubber headband products use woven packaging from lais tree.
Bahrul Ulum (23) shows a digital store that sells Getang Bgaye products.
Photo and Text : Hermansyah Fakhri