Photo showing Iban woman with their traditional attire

Photo showing Iban woman with their traditional attire,photo taken at her ruai long house,Circa 1970's.
 

The interior of the household rooms of Bidayuh longhouse

 The interior of the household rooms in the longhouse ,above-the fireplace is stacked dry bamboo for firewood and to the side a bundle of- corn is hanging to dry the floor of the room is of bamboo,Phototaken at long house of land Dayak,circa 1930's.

A Kayan from above Belaga on the Balui River

 A Kayan from above Belaga on the Balui River movel bales of Dammar prior to taking them down river for sale in the Bazaar.Dammar is form of resin which is produced naturally in great lumps by certain forest trees in old hill jungle,and is found lying about at the house of tree.Burned in smaller pieces,it provided the native stamps befire the introduction of kerosene and it is exported for the manufacture of varnishes.

Photo by Hedda Morrisson,Circa 1950's

Old Bidayuh Man Wrapping Roasted Glutinous Rice

 Old Bidayuh Man Wrapping Roasted Glutinous Rice during Gawai Dayak Festival, at Kamung Annah Rais nearby Siburan, a Bidayuh Longhouse at Sarawak, 

The last generation of Ring Lady from Semban Village Ulu Pedawan

The last generation of Ring Lady from Semban Village,Ulu Pedawan.Their number has decreased year by year as no new Generation continuing this tradition anymore.
 

Kelabit girl gossiping in one of the inner rooms

 At Bario,in the heart of Kelabit country,a group of Kelabit girl gossiping in one of the inner rooms.There is little privacy in longhouse life at the best of times but ecspecially in this the case in Kelabit houses where  there are no walls between the various family r the rooms.Like the Muruts,the kelabits girl wear head caps but a slightly different pattern.

Photo by Hedda Morrison,circa 1950's

A Murut girl prepare palm leaf thatch for her longhouse

 A Murut girl prepare palm leaf thatch for her longhouse.There is no ironwood in the Murut country and thatch must be made either from a form of jungle palm or  from wooden shingles which are not a true hardwood and only have a short life.

Photo by Hedda Morrisson,circa 1950's

Kayan men from Sungai Rejang around 1900

 Kayan men from Sungai Rejang around 1900's

Lun Bawang woman at church wedding at Buduk Nur, Ba'Kelalan.

 Lun Bawang woman at church wedding at Buduk Nur, Ba'Kelalan. These woman are part of the village bamboo with their distinctive and treasured Lun Bawang Head and necklaces

History Of Gawai Dayak Day in Sarawak

 "Hari Gawai Dayak" was gazetted as an official public holiday on September 25,1964 and was officially celebrated for the first time in 1st June 1965.

The Dayak Community in Sarawak,celebrated the second Dayak Festival day on Wednesday 1st June 1966.In Kuching,the festival day eve was celebrated at the Sarawak Union Club,it was attended by most community leader of Sarawak including Chief Minister,Datuk Seri Kalong Ningkan.

In an address he said that the Festival marked the ending of a harvest season and signalled the approach of another padi farming season.

The Chief Minister continued"As we celebrate This Gawai Taun,and when we greet each other during this happy day,let us be mindful of the great and continuing need to preserve and strengthen the unity of our country"

Tom Harrisson from Sarawak Museum taking photo with group of Kelabit people

 Tom Harrisson from Sarawak Museum taking photo with group of Kelabit people from Bario,Circa 1950's,taken from Christine Horn Thesis

Iban Female Guests house receiver sitting on the floor

 Iban Female Guests house  receiver sitting on the floor enjoying Soda drinks and Biscuits during receiving long house guests.Circa 1960's

Lepu Pohuns (Klemantans ) of Tinjar River

 Lepu Pohuns (Klemantans ) of Tinjar River

The inter room of Land Dayak family

 The inter room of Land Dayak family is small and not particularly tidy.Everything possible is suspended from the ceiling,or hung up on the wall,padi carrying baskets and length of rattan,a mosquito net,hats and rubber latex strainer,while the owner squats below and  weaves himself anew mat.

Photo taken  by Hedda Morrisson circa 1950's

Kelabit eating party

 An essential item in the party is an immense feast of rice and stewed beef.One Kelabit divides up the food and hands is out  to the girls for distribution.A woman passes a pannikin of rice beer and one guest has jammed a bone  in his mollars.And when the meal is over the serious drinking will go steadily forward until dawn the next day or perhaps the dawn the next day or even the dawn after that!

Photo by Hedda Morrison,circa 1950's

Members of the Penan tribe play traditional music

 Members of the Penan tribe play traditional music outside their village Long Belok ,Sarawak.The Penan of Sarawak, among the world's last nomadic hunter-gatherers who number about 16,000, have mostly abandoned their nomadic ways and settled into villages by the 1970s under the influence of Christian missionaries

Sea Dyak women in Full Costume

 Sea Dyak women in Full Costume..Via Postcard Circa 1940's

Three Iban woman with their traditional customs

Three Iban woman with their traditional customs at their home.
 

Traditional kayan girl dancing.

 Traditional kayan girl dancing.

Sea Dayak Man and woman

 Sea Dayak Man and woman with their traditional Customs trousers and items.