Probably one of the most hilarious stories I have read in the Sarawak Museum Journal, if that publication can ever be called hilarious, is an article by Barbra Harrison entitled “Near to Ngadju”.Here she relates the tales from the Rhinish Mission of Barmen Germany. The Rhinish missionaries were in search of new lands to conquor […]
Each evening, my wife and sit out on our balcony on the 20th floor of the Riverine Condo. We often light a candle, have dinner and discuss the days’ passing. This is our time. After sunset, we see a boat and a man circling the above buoy. He usually has a head lamp on and
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“Spurn not the loopy leech with language lurid Annelids have much to teach The anak murid” Christine (my youngest daughter) and I first came to Sarawak in 2008 and knew we were going into the jungle. We purchased those leech guards which protected your ankles and legs from what we thought were vicious biting creatures.
Planted in a pot on my front balcony is a clump of bamboo. I don’t recall where we got it but we moved it from our home in River Bank Suites to Riverrine Emerald at least five years ago. We watered it when we remembered and a bird built a nest in the very top
The following are two abridged versions of the murder of Fox and Steele, the English rulers in Kanowit, in 1859 as reported by the people of Sarawak. The complete accounts are in the Sarawak Museum Journal July-December 1965 p. 207-227. Kanowit Versionas told by Jaro bin Lamit, ex Chief of Kampong Bedil, Kanowit In the
There are many, many Chinese made jars found here in Sarawak. One can find them in any antique shop or curio store. Sorting them out and trying to tell which kiln they were from in China is a daunting task, which we will try and pursue at a later date. The Bartmann Jugs were made
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The Tortoise and Mouse DeerTranslated by A.C. HaddonThe tortoise and the mouse deer agreed to steal from a neighbouring garden the fruit known as ‘buah mah”(rambutan in Malay). The mouse deer suggested that the tortoise should climb the tree whilst he would pick up the fruit. The tortoise did so and threw down showers of
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Baketan, Bisayah, Siteng There are two papers in the Journal written by Benedict Sandin describing some of the people of north Sarawak. Another history by Tuton Kaboy reports on the Siteng People. The Bisayah of Limbang A quarrel over the fathers estate caused one man to leave the Philippines. He then married a Tenggara woman
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The History of the People of Bangkit , Paku, SaribasNote: The houses mentioned in this article are called longhouses. They are built on stilts where each section is like a townhouse with a family living in each one.They share a common porck or verandah.There are several ancient people who lived among the Ibans. They include
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The Seven Omen Birds of the Iban Lang Sengalang Burong (Lang) is considered as the Chief all bird deities and appears on earth as the Brahminy kite. The Ketupong or Entis The authoritive or deliberate leader. He is Raja Ngaka of the many head trophies who dwells in the great tree full of bee’s nests
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