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Sarawak (state)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 285 Collections and/or Records:

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Dresser treating nomadic Penan child in the Ulu Baram, Sarawak [circa 1960], 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/137
Scope and Contents

133 x 104 mm. Showing a medical orderly administering the injection.

Dates: 1960
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Drums, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/160
Scope and Contents

77 x 100 mm. Showing two slender drums.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Dyak suspension bridge [and] modern suspension bridge, Sarawak, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/51
Scope and Contents

Showing a modern concrete and iron bridge sited next to a small Dyak bridge over a river.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Dyak warfare, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/110
Scope and Contents

147 x 104 mm. A posed tableau, similar in spirit to Y3035A/87, showing four Dyak warriors in combat. In the foreground a warrior is in the act of spearing a fallen enemy, while two other men armed with spears and shields attack him in turn.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Dyaks, Sadong (Sea Dyaks?), 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/50
Scope and Contents

Portrait of three Dyak youths seated on steps leadingup to the verandah of a house.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Dyaks watching (?) cricket match, Sarawak, (?) 1960s], 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/136
Scope and Contents

134 x 93 mm. Showing three Dyak men standing at the edge of a sports ground watching an event taking place outside the print.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ear ornaments, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/157
Scope and Contents

100 x 76 mm. Display of various types of ear ornament.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Extracting the seeds of raw cotton in a cotton gin, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/8
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.

Dates: 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Gehan Bakun, Rejang River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/82
Scope and Contents

138 x 102 mm.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Government Offices, Kuching, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/40
Scope and Contents

View looking across a grass compound towards the government offices, a row of single storied whitewashed buildings with verandahs and tiled roofs.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Government Offices, Kuching, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/46
Scope and Contents From the File: Contains gravure prints (probably selected from a larger series). The majority have captions in pencil on the reverse, which have been recorded as found, and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions for untitled prints composed for this catalogue, and other interpolations are enclosed in square brackets. The views mainly show scenes in Selangor, Perak and Pahang, with a...
Dates: 1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Gutta hunters huts, S. Sadong, Sarawak, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/53
Scope and Contents

Showing open-sided huts beside a river in the jungle.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Harps, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/164
Scope and Contents

111 x 71 mm. Display of two harp-like musical instruments.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Head of the Great Rapid in the Rejang River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/67
Scope and Contents

147 x 102 mm. View looking along the gorge, with three long wooden dugouts approaching it.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Helicopter landing, Sarawak [1960s], 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/118
Scope and Contents

155 x 204 mm. Showing a helicopter about to touch down on a jungle landing pad, with a Gurkha soldier on guard in the foreground.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak, G.C.M.G., 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/1
Scope and Contents

78 x 106 mm. Head and shoulders half profile portrait of Sir Charles Johnson Brooke (1829-1917), 2nd Rajah of Sarawak.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Iban longhouse on Julan River, Sarawak, 1960s, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/127
Scope and Contents

154 x 106 mm. View of the atap roofed longhouse from the river.

Dates: 1960 - 1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In Kuching, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/36
Scope and Contents

View looking along a waterfront street in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In Kuching, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/37
Scope and Contents

A street scene.

Dates: 1904 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Interior of a Kadayan house, with a meal laid out, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/144
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. View looking across the room, with men and women seated on the floor, and food laid out in pots on the woven mat in the foreground.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Interior of a Kayan house, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/138
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. View looking along the gallery of the longhouse, with various tools and implements stored along the walls. In the right background hangs a bunch of human heads.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Interior of a Kayan House, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/5
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.

Dates: 1912
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Interior of a Sibop house, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/137
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. View looking along the interior of a longhouse and showing the heavy, neatly joined planking of the floors and walls.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Interior of Baram Fort, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/106
Scope and Contents

148 x 103 mm. View of the single-roomed interior of the fort at Marudi, with figures posed for the photographer. The interior is largely unfurnished, with merely a few wooden benches on the wooden floor, some desks at the left and a rifle rack against the wall in the centre of the room.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Jama, a Sibop Chief, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/94
Scope and Contents

104 x 145 mm. Head and shoulders full face portrait of Jama, wearing spectacles and a skull cap.

Dates: 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).