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16th century [1] Origin. Sarawak, Malaysia [2][3] Ngajat is popular family of dances among the Iban people in Sarawak, Malaysia. [4][5] It's also popular in Brunei and West Kalimantan, Indonesia. [6][7] In 2007, Ngajat was recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Malaysia by Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage.
Gawai Dayak. Gawai Dayak (previously as known as Dayak Day or Sarawak Day) is an annual festival and a public holiday celebrated by the Dayak people in Sarawak, Malaysia on 1 and 2 June. Sarawak Day is now celebrated on July 22 every year. [1] Gawai Dayak was conceived of by the radio producers Tan Kingsley and Owen Liang and then taken up by ...
Iban maidens of Kapuas Hulu performing their traditional dance. Iban music is percussion-oriented. The Iban have a musical heritage consisting of various types of agung ensembles – percussion ensembles composed of large hanging, suspended or held, bossed/knobbed gongs which act as drums without any accompanying melodic instrument.
Sarawak Artists Society was established in 1985 to promote local cultures and arts in the form of paintings. [40] [41] Most artists in the post-war Sarawak prefers scenery and nature, traditional dances, and traditional daily activities as their drawing themes. [42]
Bidayuh. A native Land Dayak chief in Sarawak, Malaysia. Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below). The name Bidayuh means 'inhabitants of land'.
Iban culture. The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are a branch of the Dayak people on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is believed that the term "Iban" was originally from the Kayan Language. "Iban" or "Hivan" means human or person. Ibans were renowned for practicing headhunting and tribal/territorial expansion, and had a fearsome reputation as a ...
English. Religion. Islam 70%, Christianity 18%, Animism 12% [2] Related ethnic groups. Dayaks. Sarawakian Malays. Bruneian Malays. Melanau (Malay: Orang Melanau, Melanau: Tenawan Melanau) or A-Likou (meaning River people in Mukah dialect) is an ethnic group indigenous to Sarawak, Malaysia. They are among the earliest settlers [3] of Sarawak.
Kenyah dance. The Kenyah people, traditionally being swidden agriculturalists [5] and living in longhouses (uma dado'), [6] is an umbrella term for over 40 sub-groups that mostly share common migration histories, customs, and related dialects.