Old style longboat

Noawdays, all large longboats used in Baram I have ever seen are powered by outboard engine.

However, in old days (until 1960's?), many longboats were longer than now and paddled by hand.

Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. Klemantan War-boat ascending a reach of the Baram near Marudi "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo "

Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. Kayan War-boat on the Lower Baram "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo "

It is very hard to imagine how was that, but I found a movie on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCtDQwl7ZgU&hl=ja

You can see a longboat during 0:46-0:55. About 40 persons? was paddling.

I am not sure the race. Iban or Kayan?

It is a propaganda movie of Imperial Japan during WW2. They took this movie somewhere in Rajang in 1942-1944. The movie advertises the Imperial made a school to teach the local Dayak about wet paddy agriculture.

Old longhouse

A longhouse in the Baram (Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo ")

Is there anybody know where is it?

Beneath a Kayan longhouse (Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo ")

Galley of Kayan longhouse at Long Lama (Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo ")

Veranda of a Kayan longhouse at Long Lama (Haddon, AC. 1932. "Head-hunters; black, white, and brown")

http://www.scribd.com/Headhunters-black-white-and-brown/d/445007

The gallery of Sebop, Tinjar (Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo ")

Pa'Main, Kelabit highland

Morrison H. 1953. "Sarawak"

This longhouse was already abandonded and all the villagers moved to Bario

People : Kelabit

Baram regatta, Marudi

Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. "The Pagan Tribes of Borneo "

Baram regatta was first held in 1899 at Claudetown (Marudi) at the time of peace making ceremony. It is held every three years.

Baram regatta 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXA9yOzrfg8

Old map of Baram 3

The British North Borneo Company 1899. A Map of British North Borneo

Old map of Baram 2

Hose, C. & McDougall W. 1912. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo

Old map of Baram 1

An old landuse map of Baram regon made by British 1956.