September 21, 2013

Longhouses we visited in Kalimantan

Uluk Palin (Dayak Tamambaloh, very old and genuinely 'long' - location: Kecamatan Putussibau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)

This is one of the most visited tourist kind of longhouse in this area.

Sungei Utik is another longhouse that is worth visiting. The longhouse residents are very welcoming.
It is located in Kacamatan Putussibau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu.
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The following are names of longhouses which we did not visit.

- Samangkok (Dayak Taman, very old - location: Kecamatan Putussibau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Melapi (Dayak Taman, very old structure - location: Kecamatan Putussibau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Mungguk (Iban or Maloh, old - location: Kecamatan Putussibau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Sungai Utik (Dayak Iban, old - location: Kecamatan Putussibau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Sadap (Dayak Iban, new - bordering Betung Kerihun national park - location: Kecamatan Embaloh Hulu, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Kelawi' (Dayak Iban, new - location: Kecamatan Batang Lupar, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Kelayam (Dayak Iban, new - Kecamatan Embaloh Hulu, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Ngaung Keruh (Dayak Iban, old - location: Kecamatan Batang Lupar, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Kampung Sawah (Dayak Iban, new - location: Kecamatan Batang Lupar, Kabupaten Kapuas HUlu)
- Libong (Dayak Iban, old - location: Kecamatan Batang Lupar, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Guntul (Dayak Iban, old - location: Kecamatan Batang Lupar, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Kapar (Dayak Iban, destroyed by fire accident in 2004)
- Sebindang (Dayak Iban, new - location: Kecamatan Badau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Seriang (Dayak Iban, new - location: Kecamatan Badau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Tangit (Dayak Iban, new - location: Kecamatan Badau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Kekurak (Dayak Iban, new - location: Kecamatan Badau, Kabupaten Kapuas Hulu)
- Saham (old: Kecamatan Pahauman, Kabupaten Pontianak)

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