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Sarawak (state)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 285 Collections and/or Records:

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Sarawak Government Agency Sydney Circulars: 2-3/43, 4/43, 6-9/43, 11/43., 1943-03-08 - 1944-01-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/15/21/5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This section includes archives received at a later date from Hugh Bryson and some items acquired directly by the Royal Commonwealth Society.

Dates: 1943-03-08 - 1944-01-01
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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Sarawak Museum, Kuching, 1960s, 1960 - 1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/BAM 18/123
Scope and Contents

156 x 105 mm. General view of front façade.

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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Sarawak. Rural Improvement School, Kanowit, 1940 - 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R/15
Scope and Contents

125 x 116 mm. Showing a lesson in pig husbandry taking place under the supervision of a European instructor. The caption on the reverse reads 'Learning about pigs. At the end of their two year course the students are given a pair of pigs which they take home with them to start their own pig farm and to raise the standard of the breed'. It continues, at length, giving a brief history of the school.

Dates: 1940 - 1959
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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Sea Dayak, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/19
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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Sea Dayak, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/34
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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Sea Dyak, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/63
Scope and Contents

103 x 146 mm. Half-length profile portrait of a long haired Sea Dyak warrior. This man, posed to show the tattooing on his arms and torso, also appears at the right of the group in Y3035A/55.

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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Sea Dyak, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/64
Scope and Contents

104 x 147 mm. Half-length, full-face portrait of a Sea Dyak woman. She wears a head dress and is dressed in the characteristic costume of hoops of rattan cane from which coin shaped ornaments hang. The woman also wears beaten metal bracelets from wrist to elbow of both arms.

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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Sea Dyak, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/65
Scope and Contents

103 x 147 mm. Head and shoulders profile portrait of a Sea Dyak man. He wears a headband and a necklace of metal bell-shaped ornaments. His hair is cropped in a short fringe to the ears and grows long at the back.

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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Sea Dyak cloth, showing the ‘hundred’ pattern, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/147
Scope and Contents

104 x 147 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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Sea Dyak coat worn by men, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/159
Scope and Contents

106 x 91 mm. Display of an embroidered Iban jacket.

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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Sea Dyak currency: gongs and jars, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/150
Scope and Contents

147 x 104 mm. Showing a row of labelled jars, with gongs in the foreground. Photograph probably taken in the Sarawak Museum.

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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Sea Dyak ear ornaments, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/155
Scope and Contents

77 x 96 mm. Display of Iban earrings.

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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Sea Dyak fiddles, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/163
Scope and Contents

97 x 84 mm. Display of four 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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Sea Dyak house in course of construction, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/136
Scope and Contents

147 x 104 mm. Showing the basic wooden structure of a Sea Dyak longhouse.

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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Sea Dyak woman, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/52
Scope and Contents

104 x 148 mm. Half length, full face portrait of a Dyak woman.

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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Sea Dyaks, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/55
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. Group portrait of four Sea Dyak men and youths. All the figures wear hornbills’ feathers in their head dresses, the central warrior carrying in addition a spear and a shield tufted with the hair of slain enemies.

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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Sea Dyaks, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/133
Scope and Contents

103 x 74 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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Sea Dyaks cock fighting, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/33
Scope and Contents

148 x 103 mm. Showing two Dyaks seated facing each other with their birds held in front of each other.

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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Sibu, Sarawak, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035D/2
Scope and Contents

247 x 171 mm. Aerial view looking over the town of Sibu, with the Rajang River beyond. Sibu is situated in southern Sarawak 115 miles north-east of Kuching.

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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Sibuyaus of Lundu, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/58
Scope and Contents

148 x 103 mm. Group portrait of 21 men and women, the women seated on the ground in front of the men. The Sibuyau people form part of the Iban group in Hose’s classification.

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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Siduan baskets, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/149
Scope and Contents

148 x 104 mm. Display of woven and embroidered baskets.

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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Siduans playing on the nose flute and on a primitive stringed instrument, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/102
Scope and Contents

146 x 103 mm. Showing two men seated on a cane mat playing their 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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Simanggang, 1960

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035D/4
Scope and Contents

250 x 174 mm. View looking along the Lupar River at Simanggang, showing the landing stage and waterfront houses. Simanggang is situated 80 miles east-south-east of Kuching.

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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Skulls in a Kayan house, 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035A/153
Scope and Contents

103 x 115 mm. Showing a row of skulls hanging from the rafters of a Kayan house, with men and children seated on the floor below.

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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Spinning the thread, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035G/31
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).