Penang Living Heritage Experience - Rattan Weaving

Penang Living Heritage Experience - Rattan Weaving

Sim (The Rattan Weaver) will teach you how to make a variety of different products with rattan in his historic family shop. You will get a feel for his daily life and rhythm, all while creating your own works to bring home.

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Pass By: George Town, Malaysia

Rattan and bamboo are used extensively in Malaysia for making furniture and household objects. The word ‘rattan’ is derived from the Malay word rotan, a species of palm. Rattan is used for making wicker baskets and furniture due to its durability and lightness. Bamboo cane is widely used as a building material, food source, and raw product in East and Southeast Asia.

Meet your driver at hotel lobby and proceed to meet Rattan Weaver, Sim Buck Teik. This veteran learnt his craft in his home district of Teochew, China from his father before the family moved to Malaya. Now in his eighties, the veteran weaver who was bestowed title “Living Heritage Treasure of Penang”.

Sim will teach you how to make a variety of different products with rattan in his historic family shop. You will get a feel for his daily life and rhythm, all while creating your own works to bring home.

After tour, proceed back to hotel.