Kanowit
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Kanowit is a town and the capital of Kanowit District, Sibu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, comprising 2,253.5 square kilometres. As of 2010, Kanowit's population is 28,985. It is built on the mouth of K
Town on Rejang River panoramio
HEICS Phlegethon visits Kanowit on 29 Jun 1846
Kanowit District Council
Confluence between the Rajang and the Kanowit River
Melanau people
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The Melanau or A-Likou are an ethnic group indigenous to Sarawak, Malaysia, and also present in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. They are among the earliest settlers of Sarawak. They speak the Melanau lang
Kanowit
…China Sea. It takes 45 minutes to reach the town by land transport and an hour by boat from Sibu. The main ethnic groups are Iban, Chinese, Malay, and Melanau. The town takes its name from the Kanowit, a Melanau ethnic group called Rajang by the Ibans (ISO 639-3: kxn). The language is still spoken by the…
The traditional Melanau tall house. There are only few left standing in Sarawak.
When a Melanau child is about a month old its head is placed in a wooden device called Tadal, the object of which is to flatten the forehead and so make the face as near the shape of a full moon as possible. The pressure is applied only while the child is asleep. 1912.
A Melanau family portrait during a wedding ceremony.
Tahlil is performed to remember the deceased. Kampung Bawang, Matu