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Kenyalang held aloft , a rare appearance of the female Kenyalang carried by Kumang, the Iban goddess, during Dayak Day i...
25/10/2025

Kenyalang held aloft , a rare appearance of the female Kenyalang carried by Kumang, the Iban goddess, during Dayak Day in Kuching on June 1, 1974.
Kumang is the revered ancient goddess of the Iban people, believed to have passed down the art of weaving pua kumbu to Iban women. This textile is not merely a piece of cloth but a profound symbol of Borneo’s early textile civilization and cultural heritage.


Photo source:
The honey tree song : poems and chants of Sarawak Dayaks
by Rubenstein, Carol (1985)
Topics Folk literature, Dayak, Folk literature, Dayak
Publisher: Ohio University Press

A photo of the Iban people of Sarawak, who are well known for their traditional tattooing,a distinctive cultural trait t...
24/10/2025

A photo of the Iban people of Sarawak, who are well known for their traditional tattooing,a distinctive cultural trait that sets them apart from other Dayak ethnic groups.

Photo source:
The nations of Asia
by Donald Newton Wilber
Publication date 1966-01-01

A book that records the historical journey of Sarawak before the arrival of the Brooke regime and during Brooke’s rule. ...
19/10/2025

A book that records the historical journey of Sarawak before the arrival of the Brooke regime and during Brooke’s rule. It describes the conflicts between the Brookes and the indigenous Dayak Iban, especially in Skrang and Saribas, who strongly resisted Brooke’s administration in Sarawak. Although the Iban were not originally pirates but headhunters, a traditional practice among all Dayak groups, the Brooke colonial administration labeled them as pirates as part of a propaganda effort to justify their control over indigenous territories. The book also documents the missionary movements among the Dayak people to spread the Christian gospel.

Scholarly Source:
Bunyon, C. J. (1889). Memoirs of Francis Thomas McDougall, sometime Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak, and of Harriette, his wife.
Cornell University

Sarawak Anti-Cession Movement (1946–1950)The Anti-Cession Movement in Sarawak was not initially aimed at achieving indep...
16/10/2025

Sarawak Anti-Cession Movement (1946–1950)
The Anti-Cession Movement in Sarawak was not initially aimed at achieving independence, but rather at defending the Brooke regime.

Key Academic References;

1. Tarling, Nicholas. (1998). Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Cold War, 1945–1950. Cambridge University Press.

2. Ooi, Keat Gin. (2004). Post-War Borneo: Nationalism, Empire and State-Building. NUS Press.

3. Leigh, Michael. (1974). The Rising Moon: Political Change in Sarawak. Sydney University Press.

4. Seitelman, Max. (1948). “The Cession of Sarawak.” Far Eastern Survey, 17(5).

5. MacDonald, Malcolm. (1956). Borneo People. Jonathan Cape.

6. Pybus, Cassandra. (1996). White Rajah: A Dynastic Intrigue. University of Queensland Press.

The picture depicts the life of the tribe during the Brooke/British era.Source:Annual report on SarawakPublication date ...
13/10/2025

The picture depicts the life of the tribe during the Brooke/British era.

Source:
Annual report on Sarawak
Publication date 1948

Among the historical pictures in Sarawak from the book Report on Sarawak (1947).Source:Annual report on SarawakPublicati...
13/10/2025

Among the historical pictures in Sarawak from the book Report on Sarawak (1947).

Source:
Annual report on Sarawak
Publication date 1947

Lallang, a Kayan woman famously known as “The Dollar Princess” for her great wealth gained through control of the bird’s...
10/10/2025

Lallang, a Kayan woman famously known as “The Dollar Princess” for her great wealth gained through control of the bird’s nest trade in the Baram area, is mentioned in Malcolm MacDonald’s (1956) book Borneo People, which documents the lives and cultures of the peoples of Borneo.

Source:
Borneo people
by MacDonald, Malcolm, 1901-
Publication:1956

The image below depicts a Kelabit woman from Sarawak adorned with traditional tattoos, a practice shared among many Oran...
09/10/2025

The image below depicts a Kelabit woman from Sarawak adorned with traditional tattoos, a practice shared among many Orang Ulu communities. These tattoos served as symbols of beauty, social status, and maturity, representing a woman’s cultural identity and her role within the community’s traditional hierarchy.

Source:
Hambly, Wilfrid Dyson. (1926). Origins of Education Among Primitive Peoples: A Comparative Study in Racial Development

The work presents an early ethnographic account of the indigenous communities of North Borneo (present-day Sabah), focus...
09/10/2025

The work presents an early ethnographic account of the indigenous communities of North Borneo (present-day Sabah), focusing on their social structures, cultural practices, and material heritage. It provides valuable historical insight into the lifestyles, customs, and belief systems of local societies during the early 20th century, alongside a detailed record of archaeological discoveries that shed light on the island’s prehistoric development.

Source:
Evans, Ivor H. N. (1922). Among Primitive Peoples in Borneo: A Description of the Lives, Habits and Customs of the Piratical Head-Hunters of North Borneo, with an Account of Interesting Objects of Prehistoric

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