Akar NusaAkar Nusa / All peoples / Iban
Peoples of Malaysia
Iban
5 storiesComing soon 1
Stories written
Sarawak · 4 min read
Iban: the sea Dayaks of the Skrang and Rajang
The largest group in Sarawak, famed for longhouses and pua kumbu.
Sarawak · 3 min readGawai Dayak: harvest and a new year
A festival that ends the rice year, held on 1 June.
Sarawak · 4 min readIban migration: how they spread across Borneo
Waves of Iban moved along the Kapuas and Rajang.
Sarawak · 4 min readPua kumbu: the Iban cloth that tells a story
Woven cloth carrying dreams and family patterns.
Coming soon
Living heritage · Coming soon
Tuak, tapai and ferments of the Borneo peoples
Rice ferments (an alcoholic drink) mark Gawai and Kaamatan.
Places in these stories
SarawakKalimantanSabah
Family lines linked in these stories
Mother line B4
The seafarers' line
Line is likely 30,000 to 50,000 years oldMother line Y2The line of the eastern islands
Line is young for a mother line: likely under 20,000 years oldFather line O-M122The parent of China's main line
Line is likely 25,000 to 35,000 years oldFather line O-M119The seafarers' father line
Line is likely 20,000 to 35,000 years oldDNA does not decide who anyone is. It does not show race, religion or any legal status. Every community tells its own story first, and we tell the DNA part with respect.
