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Sarawak (state)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 285 Collections and/or Records:

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Kenyah women husking rice, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/3
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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Kenyahs boring a blowpipe, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/17
Scope and Contents

103 x 147 mm. Showing two Kenyah men boring a blowpipe. This operation is performed from the top of a wooden scaffolding platform, with the blowpipe resting vertically on the ground beneath. As seen in the print, one man is in the act of banging a length of iron through the piece of Jagang wood, while his companion pours water into the hole so that chips of dislodged wood can float free.

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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Kenyahs boring a blowpipe, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/28
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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Kenyahs consult the sundial, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/7
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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Kenyahs consulting the sundial, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/26
Scope and Contents

104 x 147 mm. Showing two Kenyahs sitting beside a sundial (known as tukar do or aso do) in the form of a wooden pole placed in the ground.

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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Kenyahs on the warpath watching a boat in difficulties, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/92
Scope and Contents

147 x 103 mm. View from a hillside above the Akar looking towards a distant boat, with three figures in war dress on the headland 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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Kenyahs on the warpath watching a boat in distress, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/14
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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Kuching from the Astana, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/4
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. View from the Rajah’s Palace looking across the Sarawak River towards the main part of the town. The square crenelated building near the landing stage is the guardhouse, with the prison beyond (see Y3035A/10). [Shelford plate XXV].

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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Kuching Race Course, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/13
Scope and Contents

147 x 103 mm. View of a section of the track on race day, with spectators lining the course, and thatched huts beyond. [Shelford plate XXIX].

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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Kuching, Sarawak, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035D/1
Scope and Contents

251 x 168 mm. General view of the harbour and waterfront area of Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, with mountains in the distance.

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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Kuching, Sarawak : Gunong Matang in the distance, 1904 - 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 12/48
Scope and Contents

General view looking along the Sarawak River towards the town, with Gunong (mountain) Matang in the distance.

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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Laki Bo, a Kayan Chief of the Upper Rejang River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/47
Scope and Contents

104 x 148 mm. Full length seated portrait of Laki Bo, a Kayan Penghulu of the Upper Rejang.

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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Land Dyak longhouse, Kampong Pichin, Sarawak, 1960s, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/126
Scope and Contents

158 x 107 mm. View looking along the extended, atap roofed house.

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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Land Dyaks, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/132
Scope and Contents

103 x 133 mm. Three-quarter length portrait of three Land Dyak men.

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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Land Dyaks of the Upper Sadong River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/73
Scope and Contents

146 x 103 mm. Group portrait of eight men and youths, the outermost figure on each side armed with a sword.

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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Lashing spearhead to blowpipe, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/21
Scope and Contents

147 x 104 mm. Showing a Kenyah man seated on a log, tying a metal spearhead onto the blowpipe with cord.

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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Lashing spearhead to blowpipe, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/29
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).
 Fonds

Lecture slides on Sarawak

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

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: 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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Lintang Camp: official documents and papers collected from the records of the civilian internment camp (No. 1 Camp) at Lintang, Kuching, Sarawak, during the years 1942-1945, 1946

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/15/21/6
Scope and Contents

Collected and edited by John Beville Archer, one time chief secretary to, and officer administering the Government of Sarawak (130 pages).

Dates: 1946
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
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Lirong youths, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/108
Scope and Contents

103 x 148 mm. Full length portrait of three Lirong youths.

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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Lisum women, Rejang District, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/86
Scope and Contents

103 x 148 mm. Full length portrait of two Lisum women.

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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Long Asai, Baram River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/91
Scope and Contents

147 x 102 mm. View looking along the river, with jungle on either bank.

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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Long Dapoi, Tinjar River, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/66
Scope and Contents

148 x 102 mm. View looking down on a settlement of longhouses on the edge of the river.

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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Long Pokuns, Upper Tinjar, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/49
Scope and Contents

147 x 103 mm. Group portrait of thirteen men posed on the bank of a river.

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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Long Sibati Kenyahs, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/140
Scope and Contents

136 x 104 mm. Group portrait of five youths and two young women posed in front of a raised house.

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).