The number of supa‟ to be prepared (for example, before a
wedding ceremony is conducted) can be up to 200 to 300 pieces. During
Tavol, the bride's family will first enter the forest to hunt for the animals
required to make the pickle which will be placed in bamboo (supa‟). All the
supa‟ that has been prepared will then be buried in the ground. After two to
three months (when the pickle has matured), the family members will once
again enter the Tavol area to collect other resources required for the
wedding preparations.
Preparing the marker for the Tavol area.
During the open season of Tavol (when family members enter the forest to
collect resources), fish in the river can be caught with the help of tobah
such as the following:
1. Sakut ̶ Fibrous root (potato)
2. Ruruang leaf
3. Tindok ̶ Tree climbing root
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