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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Rajah Charles Tax Collectors
Tax Money for Rajah Charles I always wondered where the Rajah Brookes got their money. While going through past copies
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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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The Missionaries
Probably one of the most hilarious stories I have read in the Sarawak Museum Journal, if that publication can ever
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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Murder in Sarawak
The following are two abridged versions of the murder of Fox and Steele, the English rulers in Kanowit, in 1859
A European Jug in Mukah
There are many, many Chinese made jars found here in Sarawak. One can find them in any antique shop or
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Head Hunter Song
This song was translated by the Right Reverend Galvin from the Kenyah people. It was published in the The Sarawak