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IBANBy : Nur Najwa Nor Azman Fadhilatun Farihin
WHO ARE THE IBANS ?Belong to the Dayak race• A branch of Dayak’s borneo • Strong and successful tribe
Mostly located in Sarawak• Total population of 666,034• Some still live in
longhouses(modernized with facilities)
Known as Sea Dayaks• During the british colonial
period
DAILY ACTIVITIES
Rice farming(life sustaining activity)
Grow cash crops
Head hunting Some migrated to towns
Common activities
RELIGIONS AND LANGUAGES
Religion
Christianity (majority)Animism (traditionally)Some apply both religion in family ceremonies and names Number of gods/spirits(plant/animal) to help. Create sickness or madness
Languages
Different dialectsNamed after geographical areas they reside
CULTURE, FOODS AND FESTIVAL
Culture
• Music : percussion oriented (sapek, engkumurung)
• Dance : Ngajat dance to entertain people and need precise movement
• Clothes : Men : sirat(bottom), headgears
• Marriage : arranged, usually paired with cousins
Foods
• Tuak : home brewed rice wine(refusing is impolite)
• Pansuh : Have special aroma, cooked dishes in bamboo stem over fire
Festival
• Gawai Festival : Dayak – harvesting Antu – for the deads Kenyalang-hornbill
• Shoot traditional blowpipe
• Cock fights
ADDITIONAL FACTS
Iban’s tatoo• Used ancient dye-recipe by using
special tools• Women : vital elements for
beauty (small dots, bracelet, ring, limited design around arms) (for beauty purposes)
• Men : scorpion, brinjal flower• (usually around the throat, neck,
chest and upper leg) (to show ‘pangkat’)
IBANhas increasingly urbanised but still retains most of their heritage and culture