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.
Orang Ulu
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Orang Ulu is an ethnic designation politically coined to group together roughly 27 very small but ethnically diverse tribal groups in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia with populations ranging from less
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 Kayan and Kenyah who reside across the modern political borders of Sarawak (Malaysia) and Kalimantan (Indonesia). The…
Two Dayak Orang Ulu men from Sarawak, Malaysia, playing the sapeh.