How To Make The 'Setangan Tanduk'

The headgear of the Cocos Community normally worn during wedding by the bridegroom is called Setangan Tanduk that look like a horn; the horn of a unicorn. The head gear is normaly made from a piece of batik cloth which is dipped in water which had been mixed with startch. The cloth is then form into the head gear and dried. When dried the headgear becomes stiff is tied with a string. Only certain people can make the head gear, particularly the first generation that migrated from Cocos Islands but the younger generation is slowly learning the craft.