Borneo plants used in medicine and ritual
Each plant description has an accompanying detailed drawing like the above. Now swept away by modern medicine, these plants were […]
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Santubong Iron
Iron Work and Santubong The Santubong delta iron working industry began in 615 AD at the earliest and 900 AD
Why So Many Ibans ?
Why so many Ibans? The author of this article attempts to explain why there are so many Ibans compared to
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Births among the Selako
The Selako are one of the dyak groups living in Lundu between Malaysia and Indonesia on the border. Batang Saka
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Sarawak River Fishing
Each evening, my wife and sit out on our balcony on the 20th floor of the Riverine Condo. We often
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The Missionaries
Probably one of the most hilarious stories I have read in the Sarawak Museum Journal, if that publication can ever
Sarawak River Fishing
Each evening, my wife and sit out on our balcony on the 20th floor of the Riverine Condo. We often
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Bamboo Beliefs
Planted in a pot on my front balcony is a clump of bamboo. I don’t recall where we got it
Melanau Healing
For many generations now, the healings of various dukuns, bohmohs, Chinese medicine men and others have been relegated to the
The Santubong Buddha
Probably the crown the jewel in the Sarawak Museum Collection is the Santubong Buddha found in the Bukit Maras part
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