Iban - Borneo History

Wild and wonderful Iban Women

Tom’s note: I own several pua kumbu, (cloth woven by Iban weavers) and have always wondered how the Iban ladies […]

Toms Note: I continue with the history of the mission schools in Sarawak St. Mary’s In 1882, only one girl

The Anglican Mission Schools The mission schools were used by the missionaries as a source of converts to Christianity. The

Coastal Raiding and the Iban 1775-1860 Editors note: Most of the below account was presented by western writers. St. John,

Each plant description has an accompanying detailed drawing like the above. Now swept away by modern medicine, these plants were

Why so many Ibans? The author of this article attempts to explain why there are so many Ibans compared to

The following are two abridged versions of the murder of Fox and Steele, the English rulers in Kanowit, in 1859

This summary condenses twenty printed pages from the Sarawak Museum Journal July-December 1962 written by Benedict Sandin. My sincere apologies

This song was translated by the Right Reverend Galvin from the Kenyah people. It was published in the The Sarawak

The Tortoise and Mouse DeerTranslated by A.C. HaddonThe tortoise and the mouse deer agreed to steal from a neighbouring garden