Sapeh
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Sapeh is a traditional string instrument indigenous to the interior of Borneo. It is a "boat lute" traditionally crafted from a single block of wood by the Orang Ulu communities, particularly the Kaya
The Tropenmuseum collection of sapeh from East Kalimantan, c. 1900s
The 1978 stamp series of Indonesia depicting sapeh as the traditional native instruments of Kalimantan
Uyau Moris, a well-known international sapeh musician from Kalimantan
Mathew Ngau Jau, a Sape Master from Sarawak, Malaysia.
Kenyah people
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The Kenyah people are an indigenous, Austronesian-speaking people of Borneo, living in interior North and East Kalimantan, Indonesia and Sarawak, Malaysia. Categorised as a part of the Dayak people, t
Sapeh
…the interior of Borneo. It is a "boat lute" traditionally crafted from a single block of wood by the Orang Ulu communities, particularly the Kayan and Kenyah who reside across the modern political borders of Sarawak (Malaysia) and Kalimantan (Indonesia). The sapeh is officially recognized as a cultural icon…
A young Kenyah family in Sarawak Malaysia pre-1944.
Kenyah dance.
Traditional folk dance during Kenyah Cultural Festival in Budaya Pampang, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Kenyah architecture, circa 1898-1900.