Population / The Ibans
The Ibans
are mobile people, fishing in the rivers, hunting in the forests
and cultivating hill rice in the jungle. They live in longhouses
comprising several family bilik or apartments.
In the past,
the Ibans were feared as warriors who practiced headhunting
as a means of survival against enemies. Headhunting has long ceased
but their colourful festivals still centre on dances that tell
of heroism, spiritualism and are a form of thanksgiving
for a good harvest.
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