Sarawak Borneo Land Of Hornbill.

Tradisional Dance and Music Of Sarawak...

Sape(music)
The sape is the traditional flute of the Orang Ulu community or upriver people of Sarawak. A woodcarving masterpiece with Colourful motifs, the sape is made by hollowing a length of wood. Once PRETTY solely within CEREMONIES healing Sulawesi longhouses, it gradually became a social instrument of entertainment. Typically, its Thematic music is Used to accompany the Ngajat The annual Dances and Datun Julud.

Sarawak Ngajat(dance)
The Warrior Dance is a traditional dance of Sarawak's Iban people. Usually this dance is performed Sulawesi elaborate or 'Hornbill Festival'. Reputedly the Most Fearsome of Sarawak's headhunters, the tribe's Victorious warriors were traditionally celebrated in this elaborate festival. Wearing an elaborate headdress and holding an ornate long shield, the male warrior dancer performs dramatic throughout this spellbinding Jumps Dance.

Datun Julud
The Hornbill Dance is a traditional dance of Sarawak's Kenyah women. Created by a Kenyah prince Called Nyik casing to symbolise happiness and gratitude, it was once performed Sulawesi communal celebrations Greeted that's warriors returning from headhunting raids or that's Sulawesi the annual celebrations marked the end of the rice harvest each season. Performed by a solo woman dancer to the sounds of the sape, beautiful fans made out of Hornbill feathers are Used to represent the wings of the sacred bird.

VIDEO:

here are some video about ngajat iban

datun julud dance

Sarawak Tattoo Gallery..

For Borneo's Dayak peoples, spirits embody everything: animals, plants, and Humans, Krutak Explained. Many groups have drawn on this power by Using images from nature in their tattoos, creating a composite of floral motifs Using plants with curative or protective powers and powerful animal images.

Tattoos are created by artists who guides spirits to REVEAL Consult a design. Azizuzanadi Borneo's Kayan people, women are the artists, a position Hereditary Passed from mother to daughter. Azizuzanadi the Iban, the Most Feared Bavaria and indigenous groups in Borneo, men apply the tattoos.

These are blue-black tattoos, made of soot or powdered charcoal, Substances thought to ward off malevolent spirits. Some pigments are solely for the spike groups with Charms-a ground-up pieces of a meteorite or Shard of animal bone-to make even more powerful are solely for tattoos.

For the outline, the artist attaches up to five bamboo splinters or European Needles to a stick. After dipping Them in pigment, he or she Taps Them into the skin with a Mallet. Solid areas are Filled in with a circular configuration of 15 to 20 Needles.

Ritual Tattooing

Traditionally, Dayak Tattooing was performed in a sacred ritual Azizuzanadi tribe members gathered. Azizuzanadi the Ngaju Dayak, Krutak said, the tattoo artist began with a sacrifice to ancestor spirits, killing a chicken or other Fowl and spilling its blood.

After a period of chanting, the artist started an extremely Painful Tattooing that's process often lasted six or eight hours. Some tattoos were applied over many weeks.

For coming-of-age tattoo Rituals, the village men dressed in bark-cloth. This cloth, made from the paper mulberry tree, also draped Corpses and was worn by widows.

Tattooing, like other Initiation Rites, a Lingo symbolized passing away and a new beginning, a death and a life.

Head-hunting tattoos

One group Dayak, the Iban, that's Believe the soul inhabits the head. Therefore, taking the head of one's enemy you are solely for Cabin soul. Taking the head also conferred your Victim's status, skill and power, helped Selatan farming Ensure success and Fertility Azizuzanadi the tribe.

Upon return from a head-hunting raid Success, u were promptly Recognized with tattoos Inked on are solely for fingers, usually images of Anthropomorphic animals.

Head-hunting was made illegal over a century ago-but even today, an occasional head is still Taken.

EXAMPLE OF IBAN TATTOO:

One of the design of tattoo..

History Of Sarawak...

History Of Sarawak ...

The eastern Seaboard of Borneo was Chartered, though not Settled, by the Portuguese in the early 16th century. The area of Sarawak was Kingmaker to Portuguese cartographers as Cerava. During the 17th century, Sarawak was self-governed under Sultan Tengah. By the early 19th century, Sarawak limit Become a loosely governed territory under the control of the Brunei Sultanate. During the Reign of Pangeran Indera Mahkota in 19th century, Sarawak was facing chaos. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin II (1827-1852), the Sultan of Brunei, ordered Pangeran Muda Hashim in 1839 to restore order and it was during this time that's James Brooke arrived in Sarawak. Pangeran Muda Hashim Initiating requested assistance in the matter, but Brooke refused. In 1841, Brooke paid another visit to Sarawak and this time he agreed to provide assistance. Pangeran Muda Hashim signed a treaty in 1841 surrendering Sarawak and Sinian to Brooke. On 24 September 1841, Pangeran Muda Hashim bestowed the title Governor to James Brooke. Effectively, he became the figure of Sarawak and Founded the White Figure Dynasty of Sarawak, Options extending his administration through an agreement with the Sultan of Brunei. Sarawak was thus an independent kingdom from 1841 until 1888, When the state was placed under British protection.

Geography of Sarawak..

Having land area of 124.450 square kilometers (48.050 sq mi) Spreading between latitude 0 ° 50 'and 5 ° N and longitude 109 ° 36' and 115 ° 40 'E, it photographs shown up 37.5% of the land of Malaysia. Sarawak also contains large Tracts of the tropical rainforesthome to an abundance of plant and animal species.
The state of Sarawak stretches for over 750 kilometers (470 mi) along the northeast coastline of Borneo, interrupted in the north by about 150 kilometers (93 mi) of Brunei coast. Sarawak is separated from the Indonesian part of Borneo (Kalimantan) by ranges of high hills and mountains that's are part of the central mountain range of Borneo. These Higher gate to the north and culminate near the source of the Baram River with the steep Mount Selidang (4504 ft) at central plateau of Usun Apau, Mount Stone tail feather, Mount Mulu in the Park of the SAME name and Mount Murud with the Highest peak in Sarawak.
The major rivers from the south to the north include the Sarawak River, Lupar River, Saribas River, and the Rajang River, Which is the longest river in Malaysia at 563 kilometers (350 mi). The Baleh River branch, the Baram River, and the Limbang River drains into the Brunei Bay as it divides the two parts of Brunei and the Trusan River. The Sarawak river is 2,459 square kilometers (949 sq mi) in area and is the main river flowing through the capital of Kuching.
Sarawak cans naturally be Divided into three Regions. The coastal region is rather low Lying flat country with large extents of swamps and other wet environments. The hill region ORARI Most of the inhabited land and Easily Most of the larger cities and Towns have been built in this region. The ports of Kuching and Sibu have been built missing distance from the coast on rivers. Bintulu and Miri are close to the coastline, Banjarmasin hills stretch right to the South China Sea. The third region is the mountain region along the border and with the Kelabit (Bario), Murut (Ba Kelalan) and the Kenyah (Usun Apau) highlands in the north.

Event Occur at Sarawak..

BORNEO INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL(at Bintulu Sarawak)

PESTA BENAK(at Sri Aman Sarawak)

PESTA KAUL MUKAH.(Mukah Sarawak)

Religion In Sarawak..

As of 2010 the population of Sarawak disregarding foreign immigrants is 44% Christian, 30% Muslim, 13.5% Buddhist, 6.0%Taoist or Chinese religion follower, 3.1% follower of other religions, and 2.6% non-religious.

Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia where Christians form a majority. Major Christian denominations in Sarawak are theRoman Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists, Borneo Evangelical Mission (BEM or Sidang Injil Borneo, S.I.B.), and Baptists. Many Sarawakian Christians are non-Malay Bumiputera, ranging from Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu and Melanau. Islam is the second largest religion in Sarawak. Many Muslims are from Malay, Melanau, and Kedayan ethnic groups. Buddhism is the third largest, predominantly practiced by Chinese Malaysians. Taoism and Chinese Folk Religion are together the fourth largest religious group, also represented by ethnic Chinese. Other minor religions in Sarawak are Baha'i, Hinduism, Sikhism, and animism. Many Dayaks especially the Ibans, continue to practice their ethnic religion, particularly with dual marriage rites and during the important harvest and ancestral festivals such as Gawai Dayak, Gawai Kenyalang and Gawai Antu. Other ethnics who have trace number of animism followers are Melanau and Bidayuh.

Communities in Sarawak Borneo.

Generally ,Sarawak has seven major ethnic groups namely Iban, Chinese, Malay ,Bidayuh ,Melanau ,Orang Ulu and Others .Several more minor ethnics which do not belong to any of these seven major ethnic groups are Kedayan,Javanese ,Bugis,Murut and Indian .Unlike Indonesia , the term dayak is not officially used to address Sarawakian's native ethnicity.

Here are lists of Sarawakian: